Llandrinio — Lymm AC

River level

The lowdown

• The Llandrinio water sits in Powys, with the club stretch running both upstream and downstream of Llandrinio road bridge. You can get onto fish pretty quickly once you reach the bank.
• The combined length is approximately one mile or more, so there’s plenty of water to explore rather than just a couple of pegs. The first 250 metres below the bridge is different, though — that old Boat House beat is reserved for paying campsite guests.
• The remaining downstream water is for Lymm Angling Club members. No day tickets are advertised for the club section, so membership is the route in.
• It’s described as a fine all-round fishery, with steady gliding runs and deeper holding pools. That gives you options: trot the runs, pick apart the crease or settle over a pool with a feeder.
• Named coarse fish include chub, barbel, roach, perch and dace. There are also grayling and brown trout, while the club says salmon aren’t uncommon here.
• For a mobile session, look for the water where the pace eases into a glide or where deeper water sits below the run. Chub and barbel should make the most of those changes in depth and flow.
• The river is closed to coarse fishing from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. Outside that period, a bit of colour and a sensible approach should give you plenty to work with.
• Night fishing isn’t permitted. Parking is on the grass verge only — don’t use the farmyard parking area — and stick to authorised parking and designated access routes.
• Bring your current physical or electronic membership permit, Environment Agency rod licence, unhooking mat and barbless or micro-barbed hooks. The general rule allows no more than two baited rods unless a water-specific rule says otherwise.

Methods: A proper all-round approach fits this water nicely: trot the gliding runs for dace, roach and grayling, or use feeder tactics around the deeper holding pools for chub and barbel. Keep moving until you find the crease or a swim with a bit of depth.

Access & tickets

Abermule is accessed through Lymm Angling Club membership. The 2026 new Canals & Rivers membership is £148.50 including the joining fee; renewal is £82.50 plus a £66 joining fee for new members. Membership cards are electronic and water information is available on the club website and members area.

Fish the club names

chub, barbel, roach, perch, trout, chub

Key rules

• Members must carry a current electronic or physical membership permit.
• A valid Environment Agency rod licence must be held and carried.
• All Environment Agency regulations and bylaws must be obeyed.
• No more than two baited rods are permitted unless a water-specific rule says otherwise.
• Barbless or micro-barbed hooks are required.
• An appropriate unhooking mat is compulsory on all club waters.
• Fish must not be removed from the water or taken offsite.
• The coarse-fish close season runs from 15 March to 15 June inclusive on rivers and streams.
• Night fishing is not permitted on the Llandrinio stretch.

Where it is