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The River Fowey Cornwall The River Fowey is one of the best and prettiest Sea Trout rivers in England. It's source is up on Bodmin Moor and then it flows down to Lostwithiel and on to it's eastury meeting the sea at Fowey and Polruan. Large Sea Trout enter the river first, from late March, and these can be caught by spinning or fishing flies deeply and slowly from the opening day on the 1st of April. Mid-June sees the arrival of larger numbers of smaller "Peal" Sea Trout and these spread throughout the whole river and are provide excellent night fishing. Night fishing is generally preferred throughout the Fowey catchment during the summer as the river normally runs very clear and day time fishing can disturb the resident shoals. As well as being a reliable Sea Trout river it is also famous for being a late salmon river, with good runs from October through to the closing day on the 15th of December, and nowhere offers you a better chance of catching a December Salmon. The last salmon caught in the Tweentieth Century was caught from the "Home Pool" at the Wainsford Fishery on the Fowey in mid december 1999 highlights this fact. Only a small number of Springers run the river but recent years have seen a promising increase in the numbers of grilse and summer salmon running the river. Single handed 9-10ft fly rods with 6-8# lines of all densities for the different seasons are the order for tackle due to the often narrow nature of the river. The Sea Trout and salmon respond to all the normal suspect flies. Small moorland browns can be caught on the Bodmin stretches of the Fowey. There is good accomodation all over the area and if fishing is your main aim staying in the cottages attached to Wainsford fishery is good choice. Fishing on the Fowey is avaliable as follows: Wainsford Estate Fishery - 2.5 miles of the Fowey, split into 3 beats, and the River Warlaggen, a pretty classic west country stream. Wainsford House, Twowatersfoot, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6HT 01208 821432. Liskeard & District Angling Club - 26 miles of Lynher, Fowey, inny, Seaton, and West Looe river. Bill Elliot ( Hon. Sec), 64 Portbyhan Road, west Looe, Cornwall. 01503 264173 Lanyhdrock Angling Association - 2 miles River Fowey. Contact B meulaner National trust regional office, Lanyhdrock, Bodmin, Cornwall 01208 265235. Bodmin Anglers Association - 0.25 miles river Fowey visitors permits from May 1st-November 30th. Contact Roger Lashbrook at stan Mays Garage, Bodmin. |
