Hawker-Overend Fishing
Fishing at Bangor on Dee the beautiful Welsh Dee:
For fishing at Bangor On Dee on the Welsh Dee I have produced a series of guides for fishing the main pools of Bangor On Dee Salmon Anglers Club Village beat.
Each fishing guide contains grayling fly fishing and trout fly fishing and when appropriate salmon and sea trout fishing are covered. These should help you improve your fly fishing catch returns.
A summary of each of the pools is given below and to read the full guide for fishing at Bangor On Dee a just click the link and enjoy.
Fishing at Bangor On Dee - The Village and Ormrod's Beats
The Bridge Pool is a small pocket of water that occasionally holds resting salmon, which have moved up from Dukes Pool. In low water I have caught quite a few grayling & trout fly fishing in the shadow of the bridge using dry flies and Czech nymphs. In addition, searching the fast run down to Dukes Pool with either wet flies or Czech nymphs…
Dukes Pool is my favourite pool for fishing at Bangor On Dee. The tree lined far bank offers shelter for salmon when the river is low. In higher water it can be fished from the bank or by carefully wading close to the right bank. Furthermore, it hold a good head of trout & grayling which can easily be targeted using all the main fly fishing techniques…
Twll Run is a short 80m stretch of water that is located directly after Joby’s and runs into the Pump House Pool. The bottom is mainly composed of gravel with occasional boulders closer to the left bank. When the river is close to its summer level, I find it easy to wade down close to the right bank and fish the fly for grayling, trout and salmon….
Cadbury’s Pool holds some good grayling and trout. I prefer to fish it when the Welsh Dee is close to its summer level . In the height of summer, it’s a great place to fish because the large overhanging trees on the right bank cast shade on to the river as it flows eastwards
The Church Pool
The Church Pool is first pool on the Village Beat, just above the ‘Old Road Bridge’. Salmon often hold in the slow, deep part of the pool, which can easily be fished from the right bank with the fly or spinner. The tail pool is a good place for fly fishing for trout & grayling…
[Disclaimer – like most outdoor sports, fishing is not without its hazards. Therefore, you MUST do your own RISK ASSESSMENT before starting to fish; especially if you decide to wade and/or fish at night. In addition, you must follow the club rules when fishing this water.]