TackleIndex
RiverDay ticket

Lower Clochfaen

Lower Clochfaen is a cracking, nearly two-mile Fishing Passport beat on the River Wye near Llangurig. It’s fly-only water, split into two sections, with open upstream fishing and more technical, tree-lined water below.

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

River level

River level integration coming for this stretch.

The lowdown

  • • The beat stretches for just under two miles, so there’s plenty of river to explore. It’s split into two sections, with a mix of double-bank and single-bank fishing.
  • • Upstream, things are relatively open and there’s little to snag a back cast. Handy stuff for settling in with the fly rod and getting comfortable with the flow.
  • • Downstream, the character changes. The banks become more tree-lined, so casting needs a bit more thought and accuracy. Proper river fishing rather than chucking it anywhere.
  • • The lower section includes bedrock and pocket water. Expect broken, lively flow and fishy little patches where the water pushes through the rocks.
  • • Wading can be tricky in parts of the lower section. Take your time, pick your route and don’t force it when the river’s carrying a bit more pace.
  • • Brown trout are on the menu, with winter grayling fishing available too. Atlantic salmon are also listed among the species at the location.
  • • It’s fly-fishing only, so this is one for the rod, line and carefully placed fly. The open upstream section should make working through the water a bit less of a faff.
  • • There are three listed parking spots, each with a very short walk to the river. Bob on for keeping the tackle-hauling to a minimum.
  • • Availability is capped at two tickets per day, giving the beat a quieter feel. Evening fishing starts from 4pm, with evening tickets available from 1 May after 1pm on the day of fishing.

Methods: Fly fishing only. Work the open upstream water with room for a back cast, then take a more careful, mobile approach through the lower section’s pocket water, bedrock and tighter tree-lined banks.

Access & tickets

Full-day river trout ticket

Current listed price.

£26 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Evening trout ticket

Fishing from 4pm onwards. Available from 1 May after 1pm on the day of fishing.

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

Winter grayling full-day ticket

Current listed price range.

£25-£26 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Tickets are run through the Wye and Usk Foundation’s Fishing Passport scheme. Salmon, river-trout, junior and evening tickets are listed through the scheme, with half-price evening tickets available from 1 May after 1pm on the fishing day.

Fish the club names

trout, eel, rudd

Key rules

  • Catch and release applies to all species.
  • Barbless hooks only.
  • Fly-fishing only.
  • Dogs are not allowed.
  • National fishing byelaws must be observed.
  • The beat operates a wash-off policy.

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.

Community reported

Recent angler updates

No angler updates yet — that's normal. Be the first to help the next angler.

How busy was it?

Nobody's said yet. It's part of the 20-second update below.

No live tracking — this is what anglers told us after their session, and it's never part of the venue score.

Water updates from anglers

No active water updates.

Help other anglers