The River Dovey
Sea Trout Fishing on the River Dovey
The River Dovey (Afon Dyfi)
lies in Mid Wales, the estuary forming the border between
the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion . It rises in the
small lake Creiglyn Dyfi at about 1,900 feet (580 m) above
sea level, below Aran Fawddwy, before flowing south to Dinas
Mawddwy and Cemmaes Road, then south west past Machynlleth,
the only large town in its course, to
Cardigan Bay at Aberdyfi. It shares its watershed with the
River Severn and the River Dee before flowing generally
south-westwards down to a wide estuary. Since the closure of
the lead mines and the decline of the slate quarries, the
Dovey is now a very clean river, with good runs of salmon
and sea trout.
The River Dovey at Machynlleth
Fishing on the River Dovey
The Dovey is a
particularly fine sea trout river, recording a ten year average catch (to
2009) of 1544 sea trout per season, with many double figure
fish among them. Much of the fishing on the Dyfi is
controlled by the New Dovey Fishery Association, based in
Machynlleth. It controls about 15 miles of the river and
offers weekly permits to visiting anglers on the lower river
and day and season permits for the upper river, above
Cemmaes Road. Contact The
New Dovey Fishery Association (1929) Ltd, The Plas,
Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8ER tel: 01654 702721.
Sea Trout Catches over Recent Years on the River Dovey
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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2093 |
2646 |
2134 |
1840 |
1703 |
1836 |
1696 |
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