Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2023
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2023 Following on from the success of last year’s Open Day event, we are excited to announce the launch of this year’s Gwent Angling Society Open Day. Last year’s event was a truly wonderful day for members …
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2022
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2022 After several years of delays due to Covid-19, we are so excited to be once again able to announce the launch of this year’s Gwent Angling Society Open Day. Our last event in 2019 was a …
NRW Press Release 29th October – Afon Llynfi Pollution Investigation Ends Without Further Action Being Taken
As part of the recent press release by National Resources Wales on October 29th 2021 (Llynfi pollution investigation ends without further action being taken) announcing that its investigation into the Afon Llynfi pollution on 31 July 2020 has ended with no prospect …
NRW Briefing Note – Salmon Red Skin Disease
Dear Member, The following briefing note has recently been received from National Resources Wales and should be read with importance. NRW Briefing Note: 1st July 2021 Issue There have recently been reports of small numbers of wild salmon caught in Scandinavia, Russia, …
Look After Your Catch: Considerations For Successful Fish Care
Fish care is one of the most important aspects of our sport and isn’t written about nearly enough as it should be! Gwent Angling Society has a conservation minded ethos and we actively encourage catch and release and good fish care practice. …
Casting With Ceri Jones – Episode 35 – River Entomology with Mark Roberts
Our very own Mark Roberts was once again invited onto the Casting with Ceri Jones podcast, this time discussing the world of river entomology, trout feeding patterns, and covering the categories, life cycles, and rise forms that these invertebrates might cause a …
An Update on the Doethie In-River Sand Liming and Leader & Forestry Gully Liming Pilot Project
Summary This paper is an update on a project designed to assess the benefits of adding crushed limestone to ameliorate the effects of episodic acidification, exacerbated by historic conifer forest, on the Doethie tributary of the upper river Tywi in Carmarthenshire. This …
A Black River Story
An article by Alan Parfitt. Gwent Angling Society has the good fortune to manage the fishing on about 3 miles of the upper river Sirhowy and a small section of its members have become regular and enthusiastic visitors to this wonderful but …
West Wales Rivers Trust – Doethie and Upper Tywi Restoration Projects
An article by Brian Jones. The following is a brief summary of remediation work carried out on the River Doethie tributary of the River Tywi in recent years. The Water Framework Directive criteria indicate that the upper River Tywi in North Carmarthenshire …
