River Dee · Denbighshire
River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters)
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Club members only
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Bag limit of 2
You may take up to 2 fish. Check the rules below.
About River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters)
These are the club’s Dee beats at Corwen. The Long Reach is trout and grayling water only, fly only throughout the year and one of the oldest club beats. The top is a series of light riffles and the rest a slow to medium glide, popular with dry fly fishermen, with very easy wading. The club closes the beat from 1 November to 31 January, from the upper limit to the A5 bridge, to protect salmon redds, but the Alwen Junction can be fished from 18 October to 2 March. Parking for the beat and the Alwen Junction is by the A5 bridge only.
Caerwyn’s Run, once called the Council Run, is a narrow, fairly fast channel opening into a smooth glide. Salmon anglers fish the top and the bottom suits nymph and dry fly for trout and grayling. The Town Waters are around Corwen itself and are the water that put the club on the map for grayling. They include Clarke’s Pool, Llyn Tro, the Vicarage Pool and the head of Chain Pool, with no fishing on the right bank looking downstream between the end of the Pavilion beat and the start of the Vicarage Pool. The Pavilion and Vicarage Pools are a short, slow and deep salmon spinning beat, with trout and grayling fishing better from the opposite bank.
Night fishing for sea trout until 3am, fly only, is allowed on the Long Reach, Caerwyn’s Run and the Town Waters, but not at the Pavilion and Vicarage Pools. This water is for members. The club’s 2026 rate for a new adult salmon member is £160 and for trout and grayling £100, each with a £70 joining fee. The position shown is approximate.
How you can fish here
- Methods
- Fly Only, Spinning, Bait
Pricing and season
Indicative prices. They don't show whether a day is still free and other rates may apply, so confirm availability and the final price with whoever you book through before you travel.
Tickets
Season and syndicate rods
- Adult salmon membership, new member Season rod · 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2026 rate for new members from the club’s join page, plus a £70 joining fee in the first year (none for the spouse of a current member). Includes trout and grayling fishing. Junior salmon membership is £55.
- £160 per season
- Adult trout and grayling membership, new member Season rod · 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2026 rate for new members from the club’s join page, plus a £70 joining fee in the first year (none for the spouse of a current member). Junior trout and grayling membership is free, up to and including age 18.
- £100 per season
Club and membership details
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Membership
Members fish on their membership. To join, email the membership secretary on cmsecretary@corwenanddistrictanglingclub.co.uk; the join page lists the 2026 rates for new members. Each member has two free guest tickets a season.
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Fishing details
- Water type
- Main river
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters)
Members of Corwen and District Angling Club only, with the relevant permit and a Natural Resources Wales rod licence. Club permits must be carried, and trout and grayling anglers give way to salmon anglers. No dogs. All salmon are returned, and salmon and sea trout catches must be reported within seven days. Fishing is confined to the club’s boundaries. Fishing stops 90 minutes after sunset and starts at dawn, and night fishing is allowed only where a beat says so, always fly only. The limit is one brace a day (two fish) in any combination of sea trout, brown trout and grayling, with brown trout of at least 23cm, sea trout of at least 25cm and grayling of 30 to 38cm. Brown trout season is 3 March to 30 September and brown trout fishing on the Dee is fly only. Grayling season is 16 June to 14 March, fly only except for float trotted worm from 18 October to 2 March. The Long Reach is trout and grayling only and fly only all year, and is closed from 1 November to 31 January between its upper limit and the A5 bridge (not the Alwen Junction).
Where you'll fish
Location
Approximate locationExact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Dee.
Conditions on the River Dee
The river
The River Dee, Afon Dyfrdwy in Welsh, flows through North Wales and Cheshire. Most of it lies in Wales, with two sections forming the border and the stretch between Aldford and Saltney in England. It…
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FAQ
River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters) FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters), from tickets to tactics.
01How many rods are allowed on River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters) at any one time?
02What species can I expect to catch on River Dee, Corwen (Long Reach to Town Waters)?
03Do I need to wade, or can I fish from the bank?
04Is a ghillie available, and do I need one?
05Where do I park, and how do I access the beat?
06What tackle should I bring?
07What happens if conditions are poor on the day I've booked?
08Are dogs allowed on the beat?
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