Spate · Upland · North West Wales / Gwynedd / Eifionydd

Dwyfor / Dwyfach

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The Dwyfor drops out of Cwm Pennant under Cnicht and the Moelwynion and runs to Cardigan Bay near Cricieth; the Dwyfach joins from the north-east before the tidal stretch.

Species

A good day — worth the effort

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

50% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
0.13 m
Water temp
10.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
17°C
Wind
NE 9 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1030 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Mainly autumn. Fish on the drop after rain — 12 to 24 hours into a falling spate.
Where
Lower Dwyfor pools above the tidal limit near Llanystumdwy.
Method
Small doubles 10 to 12 across-and-down on a floating line; small tubes on a sink-tip in spring or coloured water. Fish the named lies in each pool, working systematically before moving on. Mandatory catch-and-release under NRW byelaw — every salmon goes back.
Kit
10 ft #7/8 single-hander or 11 ft switch — small spate scale; double-handers are wasted on these rivers. Floating line plus light sink-tip. 10 to 12 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good conditions. Temperature is favourable (100), Feeding time is weakest (10).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

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About this water

The Dwyfor drops out of Cwm Pennant under Cnicht and the Moelwynion and runs to Cardigan Bay near Cricieth; the Dwyfach joins from the north-east before the tidal stretch. Mountain and moorland country, rain-fed and acidic in its upper reaches. NRW's catchment work has been blunt about the pressures — abstraction, acid flushes, mine legacy — and the sewin trend is downward. Honest sport in the right water; not a guarantee.

  • Upland
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 April → 17 October
  • Sea trout3 March → 17 October
  • Trout3 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — NRW 2024 catchment summary classifies sea trout as at risk with a downward trend. Acid flushes, abstraction regulation, and small-catchment volatility all bear on the runs. Honest small-river sport when conditions align — not a destination.

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