River Carey
Jays
Jays is a fishing beat on the River Carey. Passport scheme.
How to book
Fishing details
Jays at a glance
- Rods
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- Difficulty
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- Length
- 0.99 miles
- Water type
- tributary
Fishing methods
Jays is about 1.6 kilometres of brown trout and grayling fishing on the lower of the two Carey beats, with the occasional sea trout. It sits in a wide, scenic valley with room for several anglers, and the water is mostly tree lined with a few open pools.
A fly rod of 7 to 9 feet rated 1 to 4 weight suits the beat. Wading is the way to reach the best spots, and the Passport recommends chest waders and a wading staff because the deeper corner pools often rise above waist level.
The Westcountry Rivers Trust carried out fisheries improvement work here in March 2026, making it easier to get to the river and adding hinged woody material in the water, which anglers are asked to leave in place. Fly only, and all fish are returned. A day costs 3 Fish Pass tokens, booked through the Westcountry Angling Passport.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Jays
Fly only. Catch and release only. Brown trout season 15 March to 30 September, grayling from 16 June to 30 November. Please do not remove the woody material added in March 2026. No dogs.
Where Jays is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.65327, -4.32183
The river
River
The River Carey is a small river in west Devon and a tributary of the Tamar. It rises in Halwill Moor Plantation, at Halwill, and flows south west past Quoditch and Ashwater, then on a southern course near Virginstow, before it joins the Tamar near St Stephens by Launceston. Measured along its channel on the map it is…
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FAQ
Jays FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Jays, from tickets to tactics.
