https://www.pdfaa.org/news daily 0.75 2025-09-30 https://www.pdfaa.org/news/end-of-the-2025-trout-season monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/fb14e12c-d347-48ac-a9ab-153c5773e781/Screenshot_20250930_192924_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season - So, the 2025 trout season comes to an end at midnight on 30th September. We would love to hear how people have got on in the PDFAA Facebook Group There have been some wonderful fish caught on a beautiful waters. For full members, salmon fishing continues on our waters until the following dates: Tavy - 14th October Erme - 30th October Plym, Cad & Meavy - 15th December Trout members are encouraged to submit their catch returns at the earliest opportunity to save our Secretary and President, Mike Green, from having a huge pile to work through at the end of the year! We have posted a gallery of some shots from our Instagram page below for you to enjoy. We really look forward to welcoming trout anglers back next season! All the best PDFAA Committee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257887799-2OOM2YWWMPDMMS8HIE4J/Screenshot_20250930_192924_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257887710-YP09YZIKOPP6PE5RDPYP/Screenshot_20250930_193004_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257888879-1P7L7XOU0FM7VWIF34CE/Screenshot_20250930_193037_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257889168-CBE10MCZKCTJ4WY8YA1B/Screenshot_20250930_193101_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257890006-YTULSUQUVYAFG9E22CES/Screenshot_20250930_193131_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257890381-VKBAH31NY8T2XNM2ZH2R/Screenshot_20250930_193147_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257891449-RVLUF2O0MVAXBBNNMJ4L/Screenshot_20250930_193235_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257895281-M8BIWIXY3MH30CY3JLX1/Screenshot_20250930_193428_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257892582-8KP6LGOU2ZHQPPL4XB8V/Screenshot_20250930_193300_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257892804-I3MM7211P4L7HHPKWWCT/Screenshot_20250930_193310_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257894001-NLHFKNQ5ILXW4FCM5SKG/Screenshot_20250930_193337_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1759257894116-JGH0VKDSPCLO2I3FKR1W/Screenshot_20250930_193403_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - End of the 2025 Trout Season https://www.pdfaa.org/news/briefing-note-development-of-new-national-salmon-and-sea-trout-byelaws-in-england monthly 0.5 2025-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/0cd25cf7-b1b6-49e5-968a-bfec4b0af82c/1000044254.jpg PDFAA News - Briefing Note: Development of new national Salmon and Sea Trout Byelaws in England. - The Environment Agency has issued a briefing on proposed new bye laws to help to protect Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks. As we are all aware, the Atlantic Salmon stocks are in a dire state and action is needed. CLICK HERE to download the full briefing. Best wishes PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/work-on-the-weir monthly 0.5 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/e5b08486-bbe1-4ba7-b5ff-db199c283732/Under_Construction_Warning_Sign_PNG_Clipart-839.png PDFAA News - Work on the Weir - Important notice for anglers on the Plym Bridge end of the River Plym beat. EA advise the commencement of remedial works to the concrete weir on the Plym beat. Pools either side will be unaffected and possible to access so we can't imagine much impact to fishing. However we would be interested in any experiences, negative or positive to relay back to EA. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/fly-tying-social monthly 0.5 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/ec6ad327-20e6-4864-befc-ffcc79d54a8c/20250313_130643.jpg PDFAA News - Fly Tying Social - Tuesday 4th March, 2025 saw a good sized gathering of PDFAA members come together to tie flies, share flies, show their stuff and share their excitement for the coming season. The evening at Plymouth Telecom Club, Manadon was felt a success. Our Association is fortunate to have as a Full Member Andy Cottam, England Fly Fishing Captain and with multiple team caps. Andy brought with him his extensive fly tying kit, described the competition rules and how it influences fly patterns and he tied up a handful of his successful favourites. Media Officer, Graeme Webster tied some nymphs and shared how he has overcome the challenges of using non-animal based materials to tie his flies. Other members brought in tackle curiosities to discuss and a book swap. Big thanks to Andy for giving his creations away, and all members who attended. It was a really enjoyable evening and something we plan to repeat to kick off the season in the future. The only problem was, we were chatting so much we forgot to take photos!!! Tight lines for the coming season and remember, the season proper kicks off on Saturday! PDFAA Committee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1741871031663-9A18B5SQBGWAPUTGJ7ZZ/Screenshot_20250313_125455_WhatsApp.jpg PDFAA News - Fly Tying Social https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1741871041655-PKIXL7G5BVSVVWOD3K5M/20250313_102822.jpg PDFAA News - Fly Tying Social https://www.pdfaa.org/news/2025-season-dates monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/d125075d-06dd-4669-b3b7-eb759c521afa/Screenshot_20250301_151031_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - 2025 Season Dates - Season Opening Dates by Species We are super excited to start the new season. The salmon season opens on the Tavy today and the other species and rivers are not far away. Here are the opening dates for this season: Brown Trout All waters 15th March Sea Trout Tavy, Plym, Cad & Meavy 3rd March Erme 15th March Salmon Tavy 1st March Erme 15th March Plym, Cad & Meavy 1st April All of us on the Committee would like to thank members for renewing for the new season. We have places available for membership so if you would like to join, please complete an online application form HERE. Have a great season! Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/trout-season-closed-salmon-still-open monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/03f2440e-b405-4735-a73e-e82bdf1bc75d/clipart-of-salmon.png PDFAA News - Trout Season Closed. Salmon Still Open A quick reminder to members and day ticket anglers that the trout season closes at midnight on 30th September. That includes both brown trout and sea trout. The Salmon season ends at midnight on the following dates: Tavy - 14th October Erme - 30th October Plym, Cad & Meavy - 15th December Trout members are encouraged to submit their catch returns at the earliest opportunity. We hope you enjoy the last day! Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/2024-season-dates monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/db9d7074-acb5-4ea3-9215-b9246a68e2f6/Screenshot_20240301-131449.png PDFAA News - 2024 Season Dates - The 2024 Season is finally upon us after what seems like the longest winter ever! We have listed the different openning dates for our waters below: Brown Trout All waters 15th March Sea Trout Tavy, Plym, Cad & Meavy 3rd March Erme 15th March Salmon Tavy 1st March Erme 15th March Plym, Cad & Meavy 1st April We want to thank our renewing members and welcome our new members to PDFAA. Here’s to a great season! Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/trout-season-closing monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/6c211fe6-d269-422f-bf8f-d7f3d8186ffb/countdown.jpg PDFAA News - Trout Season Closing A quick reminder to members and day ticket anglers that the trout season closes at midnight on 30th September. That includes both brown trout and sea trout. The Salmon season ends at midnight on the following dates: Tavy - 14th October Erme - 30th October Plym, Cad & Meavy - 15th December Trout members are encouraged to submit their catch returns at the earliest opportunity. We hope you enjoy the last day! Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/here-we-go monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/7f1c5268-af65-4b26-bed7-db31fec2e22e/Screenshot_20230228_200608_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - Here We Go! - Here we go, the 2023 season is upon us! Wednesday 1st March sees the salmon season open on the Tavy, quickly followed by the sea trout season opening on the Plym system (Plym, Cad and Meavy) and the Tavy on the 3rd. To make things easy for members we have posted key season opening dates below (Trout Members note 15th March): 1st March - Salmon on Tavy 3rd March - Sea Trout on Tavy, Plym, Cad & Meavy 15th March - Salmon & Sea Trout on Erme. Brown Trout on all waters. 1st April - Salmon Plym, Cad & Meavy. Tight lines all! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/fashion-alert monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/e04dfb2c-fab8-4000-ac22-1ccf6f1691ec/1.jpg PDFAA News - Fashion Alert! - We have merch! Your Plymouth & District Freshwater Angling Association (PDFAA) Committe are proud to launch a range of branded apparel. These garments are ethically manufactured by our partners, Teemill, using organic materials and environmentally sound inks. We have short and long sleeve tees, sweatshirts and hoodies. There are currently 3 logo colours and each comes with 2 or 3 garment colour options. So, represent you Club when you’re on the river or just hanging out by getting yours here: https://www.pdfaa.org/shop Thanks for you support. Bring on the season! Best wishes PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/remembering-malcolm monthly 0.5 2022-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1665564281475-RO7WNB4VJWR4O53CLCMO/tempFileForShare_20221012-094144.jpg PDFAA News - Remembering Malcolm - We are very sad to report the passing of long term member Malcolm Palmer. In the words of his widow Annette; "Malcolm became unwell in July and was subsequently diagnosed with a brain tumour. Sadly before treatment could start he deteriorated to the extent that the decision was made for end of life care only. He left us to fish in the sky on Wed 28 September 2022." Malcolm lived in Poole, Dorset and owned a lodge at Harford Bridge, Tavistock and shared his time there and Poole in the Summer months. Although a Full Member, Malcolm's interest was in the wild Brown Trout only and I can attest that he thoroughly recorded his catches and very impressive his catch return was too, with some good fish, all carefully returned. Malcolm will be sorely missed at bank clearance party's, fishing on the river and at meetings where his thoughts and experience were always very valued. I am sure you will all join me in sympathy for his wife and family and for their very sad loss. Mike Green (Treasurer) ——— Annette has said that any Members are welcome to attend his funeral in Poole on 18th October. We would ask anyone wishing to attend to email the Committee for details. Annette went on to say “…no flowers please but donations gratefully received, should you wish to do so, for RNLI and/or Dorset Wildlife Trust - Malcolm was a volunteer marine warden at Kimmeridge which is where I’d specifically like the funds to go to”. Links to those organisations are below: https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk https://rnli.org Rest in Peace Malcolm. A fantastic angler and true gent who will be missed by us all. PDFAA Committee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1665565192478-HNEAX0BLXSICL4VRQOWH/tempFileForShare_20221012-094100.jpg PDFAA News - Remembering Malcolm - Make it stand out Malcolm out-fishing us all at the PDFAA Burrator meet - 16/10/2021 https://www.pdfaa.org/news/trout-season-drawing-to-a-close monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1663494119632-GLD09UOPXLEGX44Q1PA5/20220917_132629+%281%29.jpg PDFAA News - Trout Season Drawing to a Close - Attention PDFAA Members. We wanted to give a quick reminder that the Trout season ends at midnight on 30th September. This applies to both brown trout and sea trout. The salmon season continues on some of our waters though with fishing for salmon ending on the following dates: Tavy - Midnight on 14th October Erme - Midnight on 31st October Plym, Cad & Meavy - Midnight on 15th December It has been a difficult season with hot weather and low water. Also worrying reports of smolt being caught in August, although we have had a bit of rain no so hopefully those fish can run to sea and perhaps we can all get some fish before things wind down. Fingers crossed for a better season in 2023. Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/new-video-flyfishing-the-erme monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1657006719445-M41AHJ2O0YTCDERK70UA/Thumb.png PDFAA News - Video - Flyfishing the Erme We have a new video on our YouTube Channel of fly fishing on the River Erme which you can see below. The first fish is from the lower Woodland Beat and the rest from the Playing Field Beat. We hope you enjoy this. We are working on other videos currently. Virtually all the footage comes from me currently and it would be great to see other anglers included. If you would like to contribute please get in touch and we will sort out getting clips transferred. If you are keen to record, please consider the following tips when using your phone: If using your phone film in landscape (holding your phone sidways not upright). Hold your phone steady. Ideally, rest your hands on something stable or use a tripod. Avoid zooming in as this turns tiny hand movements into huge hand movements. It is best to move closer yourself. Also, things can be zoomed during editing if need be. Film for a good 10 seconds after the action has ended. There will be more videos to come! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/celebrating-douglas-owen monthly 0.5 2022-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/e070cc89-4bb6-42e2-858d-bdc0726693d5/Screenshot_20220624-171553_WhatsApp.jpg PDFAA News - Celebrating Douglas Owen - Sadly we must say goodbye to a legend of the Club. Our Chairman, Jason Harper emailed the Membership to say: “It is with sadness we announce the passing of Dougie Owen at the age of 101. Dougie continued to fish into his 90s, and remained an honorary member of the Association after he had hung up his waders. Many of you will have known him well. He had a wealth of knowledge and wisdom about the rivers, and I was lucky enough to bump into him on the bank of the Plym 7 years ago, when he walked me along the pools and showed me where to find the fish. His daughters Belinda and Caroline are making arrangements for a service, and if it be their wish, I shall forward the details along so that those of you who knew him can pay your respects. Kind regards, Jason” Former Chair and current Treasurer, Mike Green went on to pay tribute: “In memory of Douglas Owen. This picture taken Thursday, 12 September 2013 Dougie Owen with a 22lb hen from Kilmoo, Taymont, Perth. Douglas was 93 at this time! I first met Douglas at a PDFAA Committee meeting when applying for membership around 1988/99. Douglas was Chairman then, I'm sure. After explaining the selection process he detailed me to move a bunch of chairs into the meeting room at the Officers Mess, Mount Wise. My application was successful and I was volunteered to help reverse the process! I remember the meetings to be very lively back then. Douglas was always keen to show new members where to fish and was sometimes as surprised as the new angler when they caught where he said! As a committed committee man, Douglas did a huge amount for the Association and was instrumental in acquiring a lot of the water we enjoy today. I intend to fish "Dougie's Pool" on the Tavy this year with a rod I purchased from him and will take a dram, pause and reflect on his advice so freely given. " To Douglas" Mike Green Treasurer PDFAA” Other Members have also paid their tributes, including Committee Member Any Cottam who said: “Sad news indeed. Douglas spent a huge amount of time promoting and supporting the clubs interests and like many other people in a voluntary role, much of their hard work goes on unnoticed, behind the scenes, but without it, the club wouldn't be where it is today. Douglas used to ring me at about 10.00pm at night to ask if i could arrange to trim a branch back on a pool somewhere, a testimony to his enthusiasm and commitment to the club and to his enjoyment of fishing on the river. Please pass on my thoughts to his family. Regards Andy. “ Here’s to you Dougie! The PDFAA Committee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/9cd54f18-2927-424c-bafc-25d3eacb6ad1/Screenshot_20220624-171607_WhatsApp.jpg PDFAA News - Celebrating Douglas Owen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/47b66bbf-2943-4336-b261-5b156e8df79c/Screenshot_20220624-171621_WhatsApp.jpg PDFAA News - Celebrating Douglas Owen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/catch-release-guide monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1649061058465-UHO8PAHYBNOR3FCKIEN4/1.jpg PDFAA News - Catch & Release Guide Well the start to the season has seen some unseasonably chilly weather (whatever seasons mean these days) but moving forward from this weekend we see the temperatures steadily warming and expect to see our rivers waking up. With this in mind, we have added a new page to the website. We now have a some Catch & Release Tips on the site which we hope will be informative or at least a useful refresher. Tight lines everyone! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/new-season-dates-for-our-rivers monthly 0.5 2022-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/ba2a8ffe-153a-4e34-b664-488ed17bb9b8/Main.jpg PDFAA News - New Season - Dates for our Rivers Hello fellow PDFAA members and welcome to the 2022 Season! It has felt like a long winter but with the Sea Trout Season already started on many of our waters and the trout Season soon to be upon us we wanted to give you this post as an easy reference point to make sure you know the season dates for each of our rivers so you don’t get caught out. We have listed these by species as follows: Salmon Plym, Cad & Meavy: First day - 1st April Last day - 15th December Tavy: First day - 1st March Last day - 14th October Erme: First day - 15th March Last day - 31st October Migratory Trout Plym, Cad & Meavy: First day - 3rd March Last day - 30th September Tavy: First day - 3rd March Last day - 30th September Erme: First day - 15th March Last day - 31st October Brown Trout Plym, Cad & Meavy: First day - 15th March Last day - 30th September Tavy: First day - 15th March Last day - 30th September Erme: First day - 15th March Last day - 30th September To check other rivers in the South West and to read more please visit the Environment Agency website HERE. We have also posted a great video below covering best practices for catch and release. Please remember barbless hooks and fly only for brown trout. Have a great season and tight lines! PDFAA Committee. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/new-season-new-water monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1644704029958-GLZ7VS2WX3IR9SM4YBL8/20220212_113240.jpg PDFAA News - New Season, New Water! Hello all. As the new season approaches we are pleased to be able to announce that we have managed to secure access to water on the River Erme. There are two beats, one around 500 metres and the other 400 metres in length. You can see both of these on the beats page of this site. We are really pleased to have access to this water and hope members enjoy it. In years past, these parts of the river were fished by the Cleave Angling Club which has since ceased to operate. We very much hope previous members might look to join our Club to access these beats as well as the other wonderful waters we have available. The season is only a month away so get tying and buying. Not long now! Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/recycle-your-line monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1643054748533-WY8A1INNWO4YEYAG6DPB/1.jpg PDFAA News - Recycle Your Line Hello all. As we approach the new season we just wanted to make you aware of this great scheme to recyle your used tippets, leaders and line. The Anglers' National Line Recycling Scheme does exactly what the name suggests. When we consider the amount of plastic poentially going to landfill it absolutely makes sense to get onboard. You can read more via the ANLRS website at: https://www.anglers-nlrs.co.uk/ To recyle your line you can visit a bin loacation. In Plymouth we have Plymouth Angling Centre, 131 Victoria Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon PL5 1RZ Alternatively you can collect your own line and then when you have a reasonable amount send it direct to: ANLRS 12 Rosedene Close Brighton BN2 6LE As a Club we wholeheartedly encourage members to make use of this fantastic scheme. PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/a-call-to-action monthly 0.5 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1635351913045-834RQMGPGU2CNAY3DPIP/poo.png PDFAA News - A Call to Action A message from our Club Secretary, Jason Harper. Hello Folks, Sadly the Lords amendment of clause 45 (to place a legal duty on water companies over the sewerage they release), was rejected with the majority of MPs voting against it last week citing cost as a factor. https://www.theriverstrust.org/about-us/news/sewage-scaremongering You can see how your local MP voted on the clause here (ayes voted to reject the clause), https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1116 My MP, Gary Streeter voted "aye" (to reject the amendment). The Bill now goes back to the Lords which has indicated it will re-insert the clause before sending it back to the Commons again. The Government is trying to prevent this by making vague assurances of greater legal protection. However, its track record on keeping promises is not good, and anything they offer wil afford less protection than the proposed Lords amendment (otherwise it would have been accepted). If you feel this issue is important, you may wish to contact your MP before the Lords send the Bill back to the commons again, and ask them to support the amendment this time around. You could direct them to this map, and specifically our Plymouth region, which shows a frankly disgraceful record of raw sewerage release into our rivers, and subsequently our National Marine Reserve, Plymouth Sound: https://arcg.is/19LiCa Of particular concern shouod be the Gratton works on the Meavy. You can find details of how to contact your MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/members/Commons With thanks, Jason https://www.pdfaa.org/news/pdfaa-end-of-season-meet monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1634489439464-J9DTHTEWB9EG8YNJZFSN/245909551_4395503820571026_5871335553497356787_n.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA End of Season Meet Saturday 16th October, 2021 saw a gaggle of PDFAA members get together at Burrator Resevoir for the end of season Club Meet. Our Chair, Mike Grren said: “Big thanks to the members who attended the PDFAA Social Fish at Burrator today, Saturday 16th October. The fishing was not easy, even if Malcolm Palmer made it look so!. The first fish went to Malcolm at 10.55 on a booby type fly as the ripple began to fill in. Next fish went to Malcolm and probably the next. Everyone frantically searched their fly boxes for similar as it seemed the fish were well down in the water. Mike Green managed 3 fish by the time he had had enough standing up to his middle in water. Malcolm finished with a very respectful 4 fish. It was very notable the Burrator Fly Fishing members were absent from the water and SWLT catch returns reflect the lower than usual catch rate so without doubt, no shame in blanking today!” That’s easy for Mike to say. He caught 3!!! We hope you enjoy the photo’s from the day. It’s been a wonderful season on our rivers. Of course you can still fish the Plym and Cad for salmon until 15th December but all our other waters are now closed until next season to allow our fish to spawn. There have been some great catches includeing some fine brown trout from unexpected places. If members are not planning to chase salmon then please fill in your Catch Return and return it as soon as possib;e. Thank you all and see you next season! 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You won’t be surprised to hear that the report is not great reading. Environmental impacts on our waters continue to significantly affect these fragile eco-systems. We would urge you to watch the video below and also to visit the Rivers Trust Website to see how to get involved in helping to protect the places we love so much. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/the-end-is-nigh monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1630585266988-DT4NSVMVPXUN84LVTSB2/1.jpg PDFAA News - The End is Nigh! Yes as the title suggests another trout season sprints towards it’s conclusion. A little earlier this year but that’s good for our rivers and our fish. Just to remove any ambiguity, the LAST DAY YOU CAN FISH for each species in our waters is as follows: Brown Trout - 30th September Sea Trout - 30th September Salmon (Tavy) - 14th October Salmon (Plym) - 15th December Please ensure that you stick to these dates and ensure that you are using tackle for species that are in season. Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/looking-after-our-rivers monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1627284237965-L9U6EUK1513KVE0GFH2K/1.png PDFAA News - Looking After Our Rivers A message from our Secretary, Jason Harper: —- Dear All, I hope that everyone is keeping safe and well, and enjoying some freedom at last. It has been so hot lately that I doubt much fishing has been done? The vaunted thunderstorms have not arrived (yet), but i think will be welcome if they do. The rivers probably need a good flush through. Please can I put in a mention for the West Country Rivers Trust "Plymouth River Keepers" initiative. It is not an angling specific drive, but more of a voluntary citizen science initiative to monitor the health of the small streams that flow through northern Plymouth, and engage the public with their ecology, and environmental health: https://wrt.org.uk/project/plymouth-river-keepers/ Also, uur Chairman, Mike, has asked me to circulate this to all members. Soem of you may have seen the news reports of pacific pink salmon turning up in East Coast Scottish rivers, and they may be establishing themselves. We know what damage non native species (think red clawed crayfish and Himalayan balsam) can do! In addition, please keep an eye out for red skin disease, and follow good biosecure protocols after fishing for your waders and nets, to prevent possible spread of diseas between our rivers (Plym catchment and Tavy): https://anglingtrust.net/2021/07/14/call-for-anglers-to-be-vigilant-to-help-protect-the-atlantic-salmon/ https://www.pdfaa.org/news/club-meets-may-june-2021 monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1624442668990-0Z9G3XY0J7WWWR59FQNX/192805446_323908639397754_1006915791910782538_n.jpg PDFAA News - Early Season Meets The PDFAA Crew enjoyed 2 fantastic days at Burrator Resevoir on 29th May and 13th June. It was wonderful to see so many of our new memebers and some wonderful angling on display. The pasties were pertty good too! We will look to get another social in before the season’s end. Thanks to all who came. It is great to see the Club looking so healthy with so many entheused and friendly people. Thanks to Jason Harper (Secretary) for organising both days and for supplying the pasties! Tight lines all! 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Click the link below to sign the petition to call on the Prime Minister to make us the first country in the world to put nature’s recovery in law. SIGN THE PETITION https://www.pdfaa.org/news/plym-salmon-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1617207993229-XY04801KTE4SHIKA4TD7/GoldWillieGunn_grande.jpg PDFAA News - The Plym, Cad & Meavy Salmon Season Hello, A message to all members. The Salmon season opens on the Plym (including the Meavy and Cad) Wednesday 31st March. Please remember that all fish must returned up until 16th June, and after that only even numbered fish up to a season limit of 3 fish can be kept for the table with the first fish being released and all alternate fish thereafter. In anticipation that we'll have some good catches this year, I am forwarding on this catch and release guide for the Wye and Usk Foundation, How to look after your salmon: https://wyes.foleon.com/passport/catch-release-for-salmon-an-anglers-guide/cover/ We don't mandate the replacing of treble hooks at our Association. However, I would be interested to hear member's views. With thanks, Jason Harper (PDFAA Secretary) https://www.pdfaa.org/news/2021-not-long-now monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1612368180429-9AG4PMF2MUPXJUQ613U1/new-season-neon-singboard_118419-1062.jpg PDFAA News - 2021 Season… Not Long Now! The new season is nearly upon us and as we welcome new members to the Club we couldn’t be more excited! Our Secretary, Jason Harper, has put together the following info on dates and angling good practice as a useful guide: —- As a reminder, our sea trout season starts on 3rd March, our trout season on the 15th March, and fishing for Salmon on the 1st March (Tavy) 1st April (Plym, Meavy and Cad) For salmon, all fish before 16th June must be returned, and the only permissible means of fishing until this date is fly or artificial lure. The minimum size for keeping trout and sea trout in our rivers is 18cm, although many fish are still juvenile at this size and will not have had a chance to spawn, so please exercise your good judgement. If a fish has parr or "thumb print" markings down its side it is not fully mature. The use of barbless hooks is actively encouraged, please wetten your hands before handling fish, and try to keep them in the water if possible. A guide to catch and release can be found here, https://www.wildtrout.org/content/catch-and-release Catch and release has been around for a long time and is now very widely adopted in many fisheries around the world, most famously in the USA and New Zealand but increasingly in countries that traditionally catch trout for the pot such as France, Spain and Italy, where ‘ no kill’ zones are now designated in some rivers. One notable exception is Germany where angling on a catch and release ... www.wildtrout.org —— When the season starts please do follow the latest guidance from the government and Angling Trust. Currently this means fishin in your most local waters. In other news, our AGM will be happening via Zoom on Tuesday 23rd February at 7-9pm. All members should have had an invitation but please do email us if you haven’t and we’ll send one out. Please check back here after the AGM for news on any updates coming from the AGM Tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/open-for-membership monthly 0.5 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1611863261541-5B977QKON6JT56PJWVDA/Screenshot_20210128-194224_Instagram.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA is Open for New Members! Attention anglers, Plymouth & District Freshwater Angling Association (PDFAA) have spaces available for new members for the 2021 season!!! Experienced river anglers will love our extensive waters with good stocks of wild brown trout, sea trout and salmon. The Tavy in particular is renowned for the latter with some real beasts! We would also welcome people new to the sport and perhaps experienced saltwater anglers looking for a new challenge. Fishing rivers is a discipline like no other with skill and guile and constant movement being needed to cover the water and get fish. It certainly isn’t sitting in a deck chair with a thermos! Fishing is predominantly on the fly with spinning being permitted for salmon and sea trout. We have rights to the river Plym from Plymbridge up to Bickleigh Bridge. Also, the rivers around Shaugh Prior which are the Cad from Shaugh Bridge up to just below Cadover and the Meavy from Shaugh Bridge up to Lower Goodmeavy. We also have an extensive stretch of the Tavy from the Power Station to Harford Bridge and additional water near the trout fishery. For anyone interested in starting fly fishing, getting set up is cheaper than you would think. There are good packages available and we have put together links to get you going below: · Starter kit – A 9 foot 5WT set up will cover you for most conditions starting out for trout and this kit comes with all you need from a top class company based in Plympton: https://bit.ly/39otane · Spare tapered leaders (these go on the end of your fly line (size 4x should cover all your flies): https://bit.ly/39YcNx5 · Flies – The only problem with the starter kit is the flies are not good. The mixed pack is always a good option (If you aren’t catching, go smaller): o Dry flies https://bit.ly/3qNHg7H o Wet flies https://bit.ly/3ogQl7g o Nymphs https://bit.ly/3c8fkaK There are lots of good flyfishing videos on YouTube and members are always happy to pass on any tips in our Private Facebook group. Membership is £75 per season for Trout members (fishing for Brown Trout only) and £150 per season for Salmon and Sea Trout membership. If you would like to read more or to make an inquiry about membership, visit us at https://pdfaa.org Tight lines! PS Members please tell your friends! https://www.pdfaa.org/news/lockdown3 monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1610110445781-F7NA5SGGFPERGH1A96BY/AT.png PDFAA News - Lockdown 3: Fishing is Allowed The Angling Trust have confirmed that the Government in England are allowing fishing as a permitted form of exercise. This has followed lobbying from the Trust following an initial announcement that angling was prohibited. With rumblings suggesting that the current lockdown could continue into the fishing season for our waters, this is great news! See the link at the bottom of this post for more detailed info. As we move towards the season we will be making a push for new members so this news definitely helps. Please do let people know about us. Happy New Year! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/fishing-is-go monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1604242347107-5D558UHY5IT8POM6WIXY/1.png PDFAA News - Angling Trust Confirm that Fishing can Continue We are relieved to report that the Angling Trust have confirmed that fishing can continue during lockdown, as long as the rules are applied. An update on their website to a report that they were lobbying Government reads: ”The Angling Trust is pleased that the government has recognised the value of allowing angling and other forms of outdoor recreation to continue – with members of your own household or with one other individual – through next month’s lockdown. It seems that tackle shops will still be able to operate a ‘click and collect’ service. So we are still fishing. Whilst we need to see the precise details in the regulations laid before Parliament on Monday it is likely there will be impacts on certain areas of our sport and we will update everybody just as soon as we are able to do so. Thanks for your patience” We will of course update you via this site as well. This is good news for those of you still fishing the Plym for Salmon. The Salmon season closes in the Plym at midnight on 15th December. Tight lines and stay safe. PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/submit-your-catch-return monthly 0.5 2020-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1602440121787-F1J4660MVR95IE446JW9/rec.png PDFAA News - Complete Your Catch Return Word from our Secretary: Hello all The season has come to an end for trout and sea trout on all our rivers, and it is time for trout members and those full members who are not chasing salmon to submit their catch returns. Thanks to Graeme's excellent work these can be submitted online, or downloaded from the following page on our website, completed and returned: https://www.pdfaa.org/catch-returns Those anglers who will be fishing for salmon please remember that the season closes at midnight on 14th of October for the Tavy midnight on 15th December for the Plym, Cad and Meavy Please submit your catch return after this. Refer to our "Know the Rules" guide for a summary of season dates, catch limits and club rules, https://www.pdfaa.org/news/know-the-rules Kind recgards Jason Harper (Club Secretary) https://www.pdfaa.org/news/know-the-rules monthly 0.5 2020-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1600238344289-6CZJTYXEVBD1519VMADR/Untitled-4.jpg PDFAA News - Know the Rules Hello all! With the finish line for the trout season in sight we thought it might be helpful to give a quick recap of the rule in general, and also specific rules about fishing our waters. CLOSE SEASONS BROWN TROUT 1st October - 14th March MIGRATORY TROUT 1st October - 2nd March SALMON Tavy: 15th October - Last day in Feb Plym: 16th December - 31st March (Plym includes the Cad) SPECIFIC CLUB RULES FOR SPECIES: (Also always abide by EA byelaws) SALMON BAG LIMIT One per day and 3 for the season. SEA TROUT BAG LIMIT 3 per day - Catch and release only in September. Fly only unless the water is coloured. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/pdfaa-meet-september-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599382769667-3C84U0OAB17FA38DLC28/20200905_124344.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet Saturday 5th September, 2020 saw many of the PDFAA members meet up for a day’s fishing at Burrator Reservoir. We were blessed with favourable weather conditions, if a little windy (isn’t it always up there) and the promise of shoals of trout being landed! It didn’t quite work out that way with the lake keeping her occupants under wraps for the most part with only one fish being caught over the day (I don’t remember who by but he was definitely the best looking person there) but as they say, it’s called fishing not catching! In any case, it was really fun to see people getting together. So often when you are fishing alone in our extensive waters it is easy to forget that you are part of a club. I think we all felt that sense of camaraderie that you only get when like minded people come together yesterday for a real laugh and a generous sharing of a combined experience of many, many decades! With the end of the season in sight today will be one of many great memories to keep us warm over the winter and was a great advert for our club. Thanks so much to Mike Green (Chair) and Jason Harper (Secretary) for getting everyone together and getting us fed. Good to meet all that came! (Graeme Webster, Website Editor) PS Enjoy the photos from the day below and please send any you are happy to share and they can be added to the gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383385245-RCY6S9F7BZCC0UCN7IVS/20200905_233632.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383349394-3CF5ZQYV25ZKU9ZV6KJX/20200905_124344.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383237126-T0H37ZM3TM4EHVI9GTBK/20200905_113700.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383273751-OAF9PP080D54JZM53JQU/20200905_113741.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383164147-XPT42NJ8NIA1A778CQWZ/20200905_112103.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383379421-5VU8XGH9IUWXBMAR7FIO/20200905_124209.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383362754-5YWYJKYUQAP7DT8T5YDR/20200905_173735.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383375255-3D98LPCVZ18RG957HIFH/20200905_233536.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383336732-UWPMASV97GDL6IK1B18J/20200905_113858.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383396423-6AD399DGQMOA402N5MS1/20200905_233746.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383402505-IFUM6ZP4PS0DEC5K0IRE/20200905_233842.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383407255-N9EHCU0GHP7YS2IJ4NTQ/20200905_234127.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383410140-9DQP302GXRIJUB8JFPJQ/118939953_10221891520894867_4143515440053826099_n.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1599383412703-FC1JPR6OOTW3AWGWQZTS/20200906_100427.jpg PDFAA News - PDFAA Club Meet https://www.pdfaa.org/news/d3tmatn54upescouseltgx3htipzr0 monthly 0.5 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1598458616416-U65PSWXW4URODMZ16HZV/2.png PDFAA News - Check Out Our New Beat Maps! Hello all. Committee Members Mike Green (Chair) and Graeme Webster (Website Editor) have been hard at work developing the beat maps for the website. The previous maps are a work of art (and are still available) but feedback from some new members was that they could be hard to read, particularly when trying to find parking and access to the beats themselves. The new maps ave been made using Google Maps and show the beats thenselves (left and right bank), pools and marks and also parking. The pools and marks have photos to help to identify them. (You may notice that at the time of posting not all marks have pictures so please feel free to help out and share some if you have any). The added advantage of using Google Maps, of course, is that you can use it as a sat nav to take you straight to the parking spot for any new beats that you haven’t previously fished. Nifty eh?! We hope you like them and warmly welcome feedback. https://www.pdfaa.org/news/angling-trust-coaching monthly 0.5 2020-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1591449466546-KVYDA2X38Q1RSCBYSU8T/post.jpg PDFAA News - Angling Trust News: Online Coaching Courses Word from the Angling Trust about online Coaching Courses: Good afternoon Because of Covid 19, Angling Trust face-to-face coaching courses are currently not running until such time as it is safe to do so. However, with many people still unable to return to work, I have been asked to run some Level 1 courses online for those who wish to gain this qualification and wondered if any of your Club members might be interested? At this moment in time, I will be running two courses in July. These will take place on: Day 1, 8th July 2020. Day 2, 10th July 2020 Day 3, 12th July 2020 and again on: Day 1, 22nd July 2020. Day 2, 24th July 2020. Day 3, 26th July 2020. The cost for a Level 1 course online course is £185, whereas the cost of a face to face Level 1 remains at £230. In regard to face to face courses, I have booked Brixham Laboratory for the following dates: Level 1: Day 1, 24th October 2020. Day 2, 7th Nov 2020 Level 2: Day 1, 14th Nov 2020. Day 2, 15th Nov 2020. Day 3, 6th Dec 2020 If any of these courses are of interest, please feel free to contact me for further information. Thank you for your time. Kind regards Martyn Green (Angling Trust Level 2 Coarse, Game and Sea Fishing Coach and Coach Educator) https://www.pdfaa.org/news/night-fishing-on-the-plym-buddy-up monthly 0.5 2020-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1590581113727-7J5B1YVSEC6EJPU9L9CD/IMG_20200524_204239.jpg PDFAA News - Night fishing on the Plym: Buddy up! Dear Members, I hope that everyone is well and safe, as are your loved ones. I also hope that some of you have managed to take advantage of the loosening in lockdown, and our ability to fish again, and have managed to wet a line. We are approaching the peak of sea trout season, and I wanted to make you aware of a most unfortunate incident that befell two anglers from our sister association, with rights to the stretch downstream of Plymbridge. In an isolated incident, they were assaulted by a gang of youths while night fishing. Police enquiries are ongoing. in the meantime, as a precaution may I suggest that anglers planning a night session on our Plym stretch, arrange to go with a buddy. Maintain social distancing of course, but make sure that you know where each other are on the bank, are within reach and assistance of one another, and are able to stay in touch by mobile phone if necessary. Be safe, enjoy what the river has to offer this summer, be mindful of catch and release, and if you can without harming fish, take some photographs for our new website. Kind regards, Jason Hon. Secretary https://www.pdfaa.org/news/angling-trust-we-will-fish-again monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1589196877577-KV930OV9ZV1RSGGJSXUS/image-11060-452-auto-both-both-85-5.png PDFAA News - Angling Trust: We will fish again! Great news for all anglers today that we will almost certainly be able to wet a line come Wednesday of this week (13th May). The news comes from the Angling Trust on their website which reads: “The Angling Trust has given a warm welcome to the announcement today (May 10th) by Prime Minster Boris Johnson that recreational fishing looks set to resume in England on Wednesday, May 13th. The Prime Minister announced the resumption of ‘unlimited outdoor sports’ from Wednesday providing they are conducted alone or with members of the same household and that social distancing rules are followed at all times. A government source confirmed that “outdoor exercise includes angling, golf, water sports and tennis providing social distanced from Wednesday.” As an Association we would like to reitterate the importance of following social distancing advice to keep the people safe and to protect our NHS. We will update you with any specific details as they emerge. Stay safe and tight lines! PDFAA Committee https://www.pdfaa.org/news/angling-trust-asks-emwhen-will-we-fish-againem monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1588238557902-JBIGWTR9STGASEI163B7/Untitled-1.jpg PDFAA News - Angling Trust asks: When will we fish again? Hello folks, I do hope that everyone is keeping safe and well, and behaving... Our Chair, Mike Green, has been sent details of the Angling Trust's proposal to Government (details below) asking for angling to be allowed again as a permitted activity. The proposal advocates a phased return to fishing, observing government guidelines around distancing and non essential travel. It has been constructed so that each phase correlates to a likely easing of constraints by the Government. I hope that the proposal is considered, although being realistic, I think we should not expect too much until the lockdown restrictions begin to ease. Fishing probably has as much call to resume as other water based activities (sailing, rowing, swimming, kayaking), and the Government will want to ensure that any activities are safe and manageable. The more we stay in I guess, the sooner that will be. Take care all, and my best wishes, Jason Harper (Secretary) https://www.pdfaa.org/news/covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1585334358426-1VT3VGRFNKTGDC4TA5T5/COVID19-Header-Image.jpg PDFAA News - Angling and COVID-19 In answer to member enquiries, I have contacted the Angling Trust for clarification on the COVID-19 Government Directive regarding are we aloud to fish. The answer is unfortunately NOT at this time. I will try bring you the most up to date information, also could I suggest that members keep abreast of things via the Angling Trust website and on Facebook-other anglers comments make interesting reading! So, chins up, we are all in this together but if it is any consolation I have been in the Association long enough to remember the Foot and Mouth crisis and how good the fishing and wildlife sightings were immediately after access to the countryside was re-established. Best regards to all and stay safe Mike Green Chairman and Treasurer PDFAA https://www.pdfaa.org/home daily 1.0 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1584889195236-J9V1Z66ZMW5C7NGZIMKR/hone+3.jpg Home - Our Beats Find out about about our extensive waters in beautiful settings. Fly fishing and spinning on the rivers Plym, Tavy, Meavy, Cad (Upper Plym) and Erme in Devon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e38622f5ec08c1b8ea9eadf/1644701900274-YOAGAJNOXJO07F0AQG8J/20210917_080727.jpg Home - Membership & Day Tickets Membership is open now. 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