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Lower Dryslwyn Castle Beat (Double Bank), River Tywi

The Lower Dryslwyn Castle Beat is a cracking 1.5-mile club-water stretch on the River Tywi, with fishing on both banks. It’s got pools, runs and glides, plus Dryslwyn Castle looking over the Tywi valley.

Run by Carmarthen and District Angling Club · checked 12 Oct 2026

River level

River level integration coming for this stretch.

The lowdown

  • This is a proper club stretch run by Carmarthen and District Angling Club, an open angling club founded way back in 1953.
  • The beat is around 1.5 miles long, so there’s plenty of riverbank to explore rather than being boxed into a handful of pegs.
  • Fishing is available on both banks. Handy if one side is awkward or the flow is doing something cheeky after a bit of rain.
  • The water has a good mix of pools, runs and glides. That gives the beat a bit of variety, with different types of swim to look at as you walk.
  • The club describes it as a premier section of the River Towy. The named quarry here is Atlantic salmon, sea trout or sewin, and brown trout.
  • Sea trout are the club’s main quarry generally, while this beat is also described as offering opportunities for salmon, sewin and brown trout.
  • It’s near Dryslwyn village and Dryslwyn Castle in Llangathen, with the castle overlooking the Tywi valley. A cracking bit of scenery while you’re fishing.
  • Access routes are shown on the club’s beat map. Anglers are asked to stay exclusively along the riverbank and not cut across the adjacent fields.
  • The picnic area provides parking, although vehicles using club parking are left at the owners’ risk. Close gates after access, stick to the country code and take every scrap of litter home.
  • The club asks anglers to walk around the sides of fields rather than across the centres. Bob on, simple stuff, and it keeps access sweet for everyone.
  • We're not sure on ticket prices for this one — check with the club or local regulations before you leave.

Methods: The checked details describe pools, runs and glides, but don’t specify particular tactics, tackle or seasonal approaches.

Access & tickets

Club membership

Membership of Carmarthen and District Angling Club provides access to the club’s waters.

This is club water rather than a publicly advertised day-ticket beat. Club membership provides access to the club’s waters; contact Carmarthen and District Angling Club for membership details.

Fish the club names

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Key rules

  • Remain exclusively along the river bank.
  • Do not walk across the adjacent fields.
  • Follow the country code.
  • Close gates after access.
  • Walk around the sides of fields rather than across field centres.
  • Take all litter home.
  • Vehicles using club parking are parked at the owners' risk.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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