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Abernant

Abernant is a cracking Upper Wye beat near Aberedw, downstream of Builth Wells, with just under a mile of mostly left-bank fishing. It’s a proper mixed fishery, with salmon pools, trout and grayling water, plus chub and dace.

Run by Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport, for the Abernant beat · checked 13 Oct 2026

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The lowdown

  • This is a picturesque haugh with pasture, ancient woodland and beaches tucked alongside the river. Proper scenic stuff.
  • The main named salmon pools are Lady Alexander’s Catch and Abernant Stream. Edw Pool and Stone Catch are also marked fishing places.
  • The riverbed is mostly gravel, so wading is generally fairly kind. Chest waders are required if you want to get the best from the beat.
  • Stone Catch and Edw Pool are the trickier bits. Expect more boulders and bedrock there, with wading difficult in places.
  • The fishing is mostly from the left bank, and the beat runs for just under a mile. Three tickets is the daily maximum, keeping things nicely spaced out.
  • There’s a 200-metre walk from the parking spot to the middle section of the river, so pack sensibly and expect a little legwork.
  • Salmon fishing is catch-and-release at all times. Trout are fly-only, while the trout and grayling limit is two fish.
  • Evening tickets are half price from 1 May and after 1pm on the day of fishing. Fishing starts at 5pm on those tickets.
  • Stud or studded/felt soles are mandatory. The current can make a difference, especially around the rougher bedrock and boulder-filled swims.
  • Dogs are welcome but must stay under control. The beat also operates a wash-off policy, so leave the kit clean and sorted after fishing.

Methods: For salmon, work the named pools with suitable fly tackle and take care around the rougher wading. Trout are fly-only, while winter grayling and the coarse chub and dace offer other options when conditions suit.

Access & tickets

Salmon ticket

Full day £49; junior £24.50; evening £24.50.

£49 full day, £24.50 junior, £24.50 evening (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

River-trout ticket

Full day £24; junior £12; evening £12. Trout fishing is fly-fishing only.

£24 full day, £12 junior, £12 evening (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Winter grayling ticket / block booking

Winter grayling: £24 full day and £12 junior. Block booking price: £72.

£24 full day, £12 junior; block booking £72 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Tickets are available through the Wye & Usk Foundation Fishing Passport scheme. The maximum is three tickets per day, with the owner retaining the right to fish.

Fish the club names

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

Key rules

  • Salmon fishing is catch-and-release at all times.
  • Trout fishing is fly-fishing only.
  • The trout and grayling limit is two fish.
  • Stud or studded/felt soles are mandatory.
  • Juniors aged 12–17 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. Junior tickets must be bought by an adult.
  • Dogs are allowed but must be kept under control.
  • The beat operates a wash-off policy.
  • The owner reserves the right to fish, so exclusivity cannot be guaranteed.

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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