River Plym
PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat
PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat is a fishing beat on the River Plym. Day tickets from £20.
Pricing and season
Indicative prices only. This calendar does not show whether a beat is bookable or already booked out, and other prices may apply. Always confirm availability and the final price with the booking provider before you travel.
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Fishing details
PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat at a glance
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Fishing methods
The Cad and Meavy beat is where the wood meets the moor, with the Meavy to the north and the Cad, the upper Plym, to the east. The association says it is best from late May and holds a few surprisingly large brown trout as well as some salmon and sea trout, with plenty to explore for the agile angler.
Its map shows the left bank of the Meavy and the right bank of the Cad, with named pools including Scout Hut Pool and Dewerstone Pool. Parking is at Cadover, at Shaugh Prior, or in a single vehicle layby.
Day tickets are bought online on the day you fish, cover every beat for 24 hours from 4am, and are at the moment sold for salmon at £20. Fishing on National Trust water is catch and release only.
Stocking and fish species
Rules and policies
Fishing rules for PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat
Brown trout and other non-migratory trout: fly only, barbless or debarbed hooks, fish under 18cm returned. Sea trout: normally fly only, spinning allowed if the river is highly coloured, three a day, coloured fish returned. Salmon: fly or artificial lure; every fish before 16 June, every coloured, gravid or hen fish and every fish over 10lb is released, as are the first two salmon and at least two of every three after that. A knotless net is carried, an Environment Agency rod licence is needed and a catch return is sent after fishing. The whole beat is National Trust water, so fishing is catch and release only.
Where PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
50.45720, -4.05419
The river
River
The River Plym begins at Plym Head, a marshy upland on Dartmoor about 450 metres above sea level, and runs roughly south west for around 20 miles. It passes clay workings near Shaugh Prior and meets the River Meavy at the Dewerstone, then turns south between Plymouth and Plympton through Plymbridge Woods. Its upper…
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FAQ
PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing PDFAA Cad and Meavy Beat, from tickets to tactics.
