Spate · Carboniferous Limestone · Wales / South West Wales (Gower / Llanelli), GB-WLS

Afon Llwchwr (Loughor)

The River Loughor meandering through a grassy flood plain near Pontarddulais, Wales
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Cothi
  • Water temp12.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Cothi
Water temp12.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather6°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1034 hPa
Rain · recent18.2 mm
Rain · ahead2.3 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Cothi. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Beats · 1
Pontarddulais AA — Loughor day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
Five miles of Pontarddulais AA water on the Loughor — sewin (the Loughor's reputation rests on large sea trout), late-season salmon, brown trout.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Tawe
13 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Amman
14 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
Afan
22 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Afon Twrch
22 km
Brown trout
Cothi
28 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Loughor meandering through a grassy flood plain near Pontarddulais, Wales
    The River Loughor (Afon Llwchwr) meandering through its flood plain near Pontarddulais
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time2515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 March → 17 October
  • Sea trout 3 March → 17 October
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