River Carey
River Carey, Heale Bridge
River Carey, Heale Bridge is a fishing beat on the River Carey. Day tickets from £15.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
River Carey, Heale Bridge at a glance
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This is the Launceston Anglers’ Association’s beat 4 on the River Carey, from Heale Bridge, on the right bank looking downstream, to the Tamar. The association lists it as fly only and open all year.
The association lists salmon, sea trout, brown trout and grayling across its waters but does not say which species is on this beat, so none is listed here. It publishes a beat map, and the 2026 map sets out the bank that can be fished.
Members fish on their membership, and visitors can buy a day ticket from Launceston Tourist Information.
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Carey, Heale Bridge
Members of Launceston Anglers’ Association, or visitors on a day ticket for brown trout or grayling (fly only). All salmon, grayling, dace and eels are returned. Trout and sea trout under 20cm and over 50cm go back, and no rod keeps more than 2 trout and 2 sea trout a day, 5 a week and 15 a year. No dogs. No more than twenty minutes on one pool. Artificial lures are not allowed for trout and grayling. No natural bait from an hour after sunset until sunrise. Single barbless hooks only. You need a valid Environment Agency rod licence. The association’s seasons are salmon 1 March to 14 October, sea trout 3 March to 30 September, non-migratory trout 15 March to 30 September, and grayling and dace 16 June to 14 March. Beat 4 is fly only.
Where River Carey, Heale Bridge is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Carey.
Approximate locationThe 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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