River Tamar
River Tamar, Launceston Anglers’ Association water
River Tamar, Launceston Anglers’ Association water is a fishing beat on the River Tamar. Day tickets from £15.
Pricing and season
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Fishing details
River Tamar, Launceston Anglers’ Association water at a glance
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This is the Launceston Anglers’ Association’s water on the River Tamar around Launceston, from Boyton Bridge downstream to Chain Wood below Polson Bridge, where the river is the boundary between Cornwall and Devon. The association numbers its beats and publishes a map of each. On the Tamar they are Polson (1), upstream of Polson Bridge to the end of the first field; Bamham Water (1a), the Cornish bank for about 1.5 miles downstream of Polson Bridge; Netherbridge (3), the Devon bank from Netherbridge to the foot of the Carey; Lower Goodmansleigh (5), two fields on the Cornish bank; and Druxton Bridge to Boyton Bridge (6), fly only, on the Cornish bank and in parts on the Devon bank. This listing covers them together. All are open all year, and beats 1, 1a, 3 and 5 allow winter trotting for grayling from 1 October to 14 March. The methods allowed differ by beat, so read the association’s beat table before you fish.
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. All salmon must be returned, and the club sells no day tickets for salmon. Brown trout and grayling day tickets are fly only.
Members fish on their membership, and visitors can buy a day ticket from Launceston Tourist Information.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for River Tamar, Launceston Anglers’ Association water
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. Beats 1, 3 and 5 allow fly, lure and natural bait; beat 1a fly and lure; beat 6 fly only.
Where River Tamar, Launceston Anglers’ Association water is
Exact location is hidden at the owner's request. This beat is on the River Tamar.
Approximate locationThe river
River
The River Tamar forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall, which is why it sits here under Devon only. It rises on a high, windswept plateau close to the north Cornish coast, then turns its back on the sea and runs south across the whole peninsula to Plymouth Sound, about 61 miles in all. Up in the…
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