River Fowey & Catchment (Looe and Seaton)
Fowey Season Dates
Salmon : 1st April – 30th November **
Sea Trout : 1st April – 31st August **
** Note – River Fowey currently has Conservation Limits
Fowey Catch Limits
Salmon – 1 Salmon may be taken per season **
Note – Release all salmon dead or alive before June 16th and all Salmon whether dead or alive on the Looe Rivers
Release first salmon caught with the target of a 90% Catch/Release figure.
Sea Trout – 2 Sea Trout may be taken per 24 hour period **
Note – A maximum of four sea trout can be taken per week & a maximum of ten sea trout per season
Return all sea trout under 35cm (1.5lbs) & all sea trout over 55cm (4lbs)
** Note – River Fowey currently has Conservation Limits
Fowey Fishing Methods
Salmon
No worming before 16th June or after 31st August
Prawn/Shrimp permitted after 16th June on a single barbless hook.
Sea Trout & Salmon
Bait fishing: single barbless hooks only – No circle hooks
Fly & Spinning: No treble hooks
All hooks single/barbless after 31st August
River Fowey Beat Names & Numbers
[2] Golitha Falls (RHB)
[2] Hendergrove Wood (LHB)
[3] Coodes (RHB)
[4] Home Farm (LHB)
[5] Dennickball Wood (LHB)
[6] Jack’s & Lewarne Coombe (RHB)
[7] Jack’s & Upper Boconnoc (LHB)
[8a] Wheelpit & Lower Boconnoc (LHB)
[8b] Middle Boconnoc (Wainsford) (LHB)
River Seaton Beat Names & Numbers
[21] Hessenford (RHB)
[21] Deptford Wood (LHB)
West Looe River Beat Names & Numbers
[20] Herodsfoot (RHB)
[20] Sowdens Bridge (LHB)
River Lynher
Lynher Season Dates
Salmon : 1st March – 14th October
Sea Trout : 3rd March – 31st August
Lynher Catch Limits
Salmon – 1 Salmon may be taken per season
Note – Release all salmon dead or alive before June 16th
Release first salmon caught with the target of a 90% Catch/Release figure.
Sea Trout – 2 Sea Trout may be taken per 24 hour period
Note – A maximum of four sea trout can be taken per week & a maximum of ten sea trout per season
Return all sea trout under 35cm (1.5lbs) & all sea trout over 55cm (4lbs)
Lynher Fishing Methods
Salmon
No worming before 16th June or after 31st August
Prawn/Shrimp permitted after 16th June on a single barbless hook.
Sea Trout & Salmon
Bait fishing: single barbless hooks only – No circle hooks
Fly & Spinning: No treble hooks
All hooks single/barbless after 31st August
Lynher Beat Names & Numbers
[9] Lynher Farm (LHB)
[11] Rillaton (LHB)
[11] Measham Farm (RHB)
[12] Harann / Speck Beat (LHB)
[14] Frogwell Mill (LHB) & (RHB)
[15] Cadsonbury Wood (RHB)
[16] Dogleg (Herodswood) (RHB)
[16] Pillaton Fields (LHB)
[16A] Kingfisher (RHB)
[17] Wotton Farm (RHB)
[17] Mutton Mill (LHB)
River Camel
(This is a shared beat with Wadebridge Angling Club)
Camel Season Dates
Salmon : 1st May – 30th November
Sea Trout : 1st May – 31st August
Camel Catch Limits
Salmon – All Salmon to be returned to the river, alive or dead **
Sea Trout – Ten sea trout may be taken per season with a maximum of four sea trout per week & two in a 24 hour period.
Return all sea trout under 35cm (1.5lbs) & all sea trout over 50cm (3.5lbs)
** Note – River Camel currently has Conservation Limits
Camel Fishing Methods
Salmon – No worming at any time
Prawn/Shrimp permitted after 16th June on a single barbless hook.
Sea Trout – Single worm on single barbless hook
Sea Trout & Salmon
No circle hooks
Spinning – Barbless treble hooks (gape <13mm) or barbless double (gape <8mm)
Fly – Barbless treble/double hooks (gape <8mm) or single barbless hook (gape <13mm)
No treble hooks after 30th September
Camel Beat Names & Numbers
[22] Wenfordbridge
River Inny
Inny Season Dates
Salmon : 1st March – 14th October
Sea Trout : 3rd March – 30th September
Inny Catch Limits
Following the buy-off of estuary nets the Lynher Association has adopted a catch and release rate for salmon of 66%. The Club is a member of the Association and anglers are required to adhere to this figure.
Inny Beat Names & Numbers
[19] Trebullett (RHB)