River Lyd
Lydlew
Lydlew is a fishing beat on the River Lyd. Passport scheme.
How to book
Fishing details
Lydlew at a glance
- Rods
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- Difficulty
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- Length
- 0.37 miles
- Water type
- tributary
Fishing methods
Lydlew is a booking only beat on the River Lyd, with about 600 metres of right bank plus 50 yards on the River Lew. The Passport calls it one of the Tamar catchment’s best places for brown trout and grayling, with a mix of pools, riffles and runs across two open fields.
Brown trout of 5 to 15 inches are plentiful and respond to dry fly and duo rigs, with nymphs and streamers better in higher water. Grayling fishing is best from autumn to early spring. Sea trout arrive from June, and salmon fishing picks up from August to mid October. Please keep off pool tails to protect spawning redds.
Fly only and all fish are returned. Book a day on Fish Pass in advance, at 8 tokens a day. The owner has the right to fish the beat, though the Passport says that is very rare.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for Lydlew
Booking only. Fly only. 100 per cent catch and release of all species. Brown trout 15 March to 30 September, grayling from 16 June to 14 March, sea trout 15 March to 30 September, salmon 1 March to 30 September. Dogs allowed on a lead at all times.
Where Lydlew is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.62913, -4.20577
The river
River
The River Lyd rises at Lyd Head, on Corn Ridge in the north west of Dartmoor, and flows into the Tamar just beyond Lifton. On the way it runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in south west England, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a place where otters have been recorded. It is one of the main…
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FAQ
Lydlew FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Lydlew, from tickets to tactics.
