Freestone · Limestone · North Wales / Vale of Clwyd

River Clwyd

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North Wales salmon and sea trout river flowing through the Vale of Clwyd.

Species

A good day — worth the effort

Low and clear — careful approach country. Small and bright, long leader, careful approach.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for sea trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for sea trout
  • Temperature9128% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time5513% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Prey Activity3812% weight
Conditions
Level
0.33 m
Water temp
7.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
9°C
Wind
W 32 km/h
Fresh breeze
Pressure
1006 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.6 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
12.2 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for sea trout
When
From dusk into the first half of the night.
Where
Deeper pools and slower glides · hold water and current seams.
Method
Fish dark patterns on a sink-tip or lightly sunk line, especially near structure.
Kit
10 ft #6/7 rod, floating line with a sink-tip option, 8–10 lb fluoro tippet for the swing.
Why this works
Good conditions. Temperature is favourable (91), Prey activity is weakest (38). ⏰ Sea trout become most active after dark, but this stretch closes at 20:53 — before that window fully opens. Fish hard in the last legal hour: overcast skies and warm evenings can bring fish on early even in fading light.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

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About this water

North Wales salmon and sea trout river flowing through the Vale of Clwyd. Limestone-influenced lower reaches support good hatches and alkaline conditions. Spring salmon and summer/autumn sea trout. Fish sinking-tip with medium tubes for salmon, smaller wets for sea trout. Club water with day ticket access available. A limestone system with more favorable conditions than purely slate rivers.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon20 March → 17 October
  • Trout3 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — NRW At Risk classification. North Wales river. Sea trout present but stocks are among the more marginal in Wales; classified At Risk. Secondary quarry behind salmon.

Salmon: Negligible (2026) — NRW / EA 2024 Salmon Stocks Assessment classifies this Welsh principal salmon river 'at risk' — egg deposition below Conservation Limit. All Wales byelaws (in force 2020-2030) make catch & release mandatory. Conservation priority; not a salmon fishing destination. The Clwyd's salmon run is much reduced; classified at risk.

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