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Winforton & Castleton Fishery (private, near Winforton)

Winforton & Castleton is a private middle-Wye beat near Winforton, a few miles below Hay-on-Wye, offering salmon, coarse and wading water. The Fishing Passport describes roughly three-quarters of a mile of double-bank fishing, with gravel underfoot and good access down to the river.

Run by Wye & Usk Foundation / Fishing Passport · checked 13 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Bredwardine gauge

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is proper middle-Wye water, with a mix of salmon fishing and coarse sport. A handy all-rounder rather than a tiny little club stretch.
  • The passport describes about three-quarters of a mile of double-bank fishing. That gives you both banks to work, with plenty of room to spread out when the river’s busy.
  • The riverbed is gravel and the beat is suitable for wading. Still, keep your eyes on the flow and don’t go charging about — the Wye can move when it’s carrying a bit of colour.
  • Salmon anglers can fish with fly or spinner. The official availability is up to two salmon rods per day, so this looks more like a quiet, focused salmon session than a crowded free-for-all.
  • Coarse anglers have up to three rods per day available. Barbel and chub are the named targets, with dace, pike and grayling also listed for the water.
  • For barbel and chub, the gravel runs and steady glides are the obvious places to explore. A feeder or a bait presented tight to the crease should be worth a look when the river’s on the munch.
  • The beat has good access via a track right down to the water’s edge. Bob on for shifting kit, although the official material doesn’t give a dedicated car-park postcode.
  • Fishing is catch-and-release only. Dogs are allowed too, but they need to be kept under control — especially around anglers and wading water.
  • The official material does not confirm night fishing, so treat this as a daylight ticket unless the Fishing Passport says otherwise when booking.

Methods: Salmon anglers can use fly or spinner, while coarse anglers can target barbel and chub with feeder tactics or close-in presentations around the gravel runs and crease. Wading is suitable on the gravel bed.

Access & tickets

Salmon day ticket — 2013 listing

Official 2013 Fishing Passport listing; up to two salmon rods per day.

£25–£35 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Salmon day ticket — 2014 listing

Official 2014 Fishing Passport listing; up to two salmon rods per day.

£30–£37 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Coarse day ticket

2013 listing: £15. 2014 listing: £10–£17. Up to three coarse rods per day.

£15 (2013); £10–£17 (2014) (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Book through the Wye & Usk Foundation’s Fishing Passport scheme. Full-day and evening tickets are available for the listed fishing categories, with block booking also offered.

Fish the club names

barbel, chub, pike, perch, trout, roach, bream, tench, rudd, crucian, eel, zander, catfish, carp, chub

Key rules

  • Catch-and-release only.
  • Standard Wye & Usk Foundation coarse-fishing rules apply.
  • Dogs are permitted but must be kept under control.
  • Salmon fishing is available by fly or spinner.
  • Availability is listed as up to two salmon rods per day.
  • Availability is listed as up to three coarse rods per day.

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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