Spate · Mid Wales / Powys (Irfon Valley, Wye tributary)

Irfon

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Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stale fish in low clear water spook easily — pick your hour.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp21.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp21.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindW 15 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 10–14°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.
Why this works
⛔ Water at 21.6°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills atlantic salmon. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

Hatch predictions

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

Beats · 6 · 1 reaches
Irfon beats — Fishing Passport · 6 beatsDay rods
Colonel's Water, Gofynne, Llanfechan, Melyn Cildu…
The 6 beats
Colonel's WaterDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
~1.5 miles of mostly double-bank River Irfon (plus a short stretch of the Cledan brook) just downstream of Llanwrtyd Wells. Renowned grayling water on a gravel bed. Grayling the headline draw; possible autumn salmon.
Fishing Passport, max 3 tickets/day, barbless hooks, fly only. Parking ~270 yards. Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force (lower Irfon outbreak, July 2024) — wash off before fishing elsewhere.
GofynneDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
~1km double-bank River Irfon in remote, unspoilt surroundings. Good grayling numbers alongside wild brown trout, with a late-season salmon chance — salmon spawn on this beat. Salmon spawn here through winter — wading restricted to below knee depth Nov-Mar for redd protection.
Fishing Passport, max 3 tickets/day. Fly only 3 Mar-31 Oct; trotting with bait for grayling/chub 1 Nov-2 Mar. Do not wade above knee depth Nov-Mar (spawning salmon). Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force.
LlanfechanDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
~1 mile left-bank-only River Irfon, 4-5 miles above the main-Wye confluence. Open year-round for its grayling fishing, with a possible autumn salmon (Irfon salmon season runs to 25 Oct). Fishes all year for grayling; salmon chance into late October.
Fishing Passport, max 2 tickets/day, fly only, 2-fish limit trout/grayling. Easy path access, parking ~250m.
Melyn CilduDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
Just over a mile of mixed single/double-bank River Irfon through unspoilt rural countryside. Excellent grayling in both quality and quantity, good average trout size, late-season salmon possible. Mostly easy gravel wading with a few tricky bedrock sections.
Fishing Passport, max 3 tickets/day. No night fishing or camping. Fly only Mar-Oct; trotting maggots for grayling 1 Nov-end Feb.
Serenity House — Lower IrfonDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
~1 mile left-bank River Irfon between Llangammarch Wells and Garth — formerly the Cammarch Hotel Lower Beat. Grayling and trout with an autumn salmon ticket sold.
Fishing Passport, max 4 tickets/day. Linked to Serenity House holiday accommodation.
Serenity House — Upper IrfonDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
A little under a mile of left-bank River Irfon above Llangammarch Wells — formerly the Cammarch Hotel Upper Beat. Trout to 3lb (average 8-12in), grayling, outside chance of a late salmon.
Fishing Passport, max 4 tickets/day. Linked to Serenity House holiday accommodation.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
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Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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