Spate · Carboniferous Limestone · Wales / South West Wales (Gower / Llanelli)

Afon Llwchwr (Loughor)

The River Loughor meandering through a grassy flood plain near Pontarddulais, Wales

This Carboniferous limestone river.

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.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp18.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp18.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1020 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
19°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 18.9°C — above the atlantic salmon caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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 · July highlighted
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Sea trout runRun
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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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.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
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
About this water

This Carboniferous limestone river. Atlantic salmon are under serious conservation pressure — Natural Resources Wales mandates catch-and-release for salmon on all rivers, so all fish must be returned. The Loughor is the short one with the big estuary — a relatively brief river that punches above its weight on sewin and carries a useful late-season salmon run. Pontarddulais AA holds five miles of fishing on a single fifteen-pound all-species day ticket. The estuary above Llanelli holds back the run; when fish come, they come in numbers. Night sea-trout tactics dominate from June onwards.

  • Carboniferous limestone
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1530% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 March → 17 October
  • Sea trout3 March → 17 October
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