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Denbigh and Clwyd Angling Club has around 15 miles of the River Clwyd as well as several miles of fishing on other rivers in North Wales on other clubs with which DCAC has reciprocal arrangements. This means the club provides the opportunity for fishing 365 days a year.
It is not widely realised that the Clwyd ranks in the top 4 Welsh rivers for sea trout catches. The average size of fish is about 1.5 lbs, with fish in the region of 5lbs being recorded each year. Occasional fish in in the region of 10lbs and above are recorded each year.
For the last two years the season on the Clwyd have started with high water, as is the case at the time of writing, with unusually low water throughout the rest of the season. This has meant that many locals have not fished, but rather waited for the rise in water which failed to materialise. However those anglers that did venture forth has exceedingly good seasons. Shaun of Foxon's tackle in St ASaph, regularly one of the top local rods, fishing at night took over 50 fish last season: all of which were returned, whilst others like Tony Espley of DCAC took over 40 fish during daylight hours on a small Mepps. All but a couple of these fish were also returned.
For some years now the club has encouraged voluntary catch and release of all fish species. One result of this policy has been the noticeable increase in the size of Clwyd wild brown trout. The river offers exceptional wild brown trout fishing with fish of around a pound being regularly recorded and one and a half pounders are increasingly common. The biggest recently recorded wild brown tipped the scales at a wonderful three pounds.
New members are given a tour of the river and the club committee members are willing to meet and advise all club members.
Day tickets are available from the club web site http://www.denbighandclwydac.org.uk/ or from Foxon's tackle shop in St Asaph
We are pleased to see that our membership is growing but there are a still a few memberships available.
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Tight lines for 2015
It is not widely realised that the Clwyd ranks in the top 4 Welsh rivers for sea trout catches. The average size of fish is about 1.5 lbs, with fish in the region of 5lbs being recorded each year. Occasional fish in in the region of 10lbs and above are recorded each year.
For the last two years the season on the Clwyd have started with high water, as is the case at the time of writing, with unusually low water throughout the rest of the season. This has meant that many locals have not fished, but rather waited for the rise in water which failed to materialise. However those anglers that did venture forth has exceedingly good seasons. Shaun of Foxon's tackle in St ASaph, regularly one of the top local rods, fishing at night took over 50 fish last season: all of which were returned, whilst others like Tony Espley of DCAC took over 40 fish during daylight hours on a small Mepps. All but a couple of these fish were also returned.
For some years now the club has encouraged voluntary catch and release of all fish species. One result of this policy has been the noticeable increase in the size of Clwyd wild brown trout. The river offers exceptional wild brown trout fishing with fish of around a pound being regularly recorded and one and a half pounders are increasingly common. The biggest recently recorded wild brown tipped the scales at a wonderful three pounds.
New members are given a tour of the river and the club committee members are willing to meet and advise all club members.
Day tickets are available from the club web site http://www.denbighandclwydac.org.uk/ or from Foxon's tackle shop in St Asaph
We are pleased to see that our membership is growing but there are a still a few memberships available.
I like it. If you would like further information, please PM me.
Tight lines for 2015
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