Rhydygalfe fishery (Beat 13)

Beat 13 is one of Llandysul Angling Association's most productive salmon and sea trout fisheries; however, great care is necessary, especially on the right bank where access is via a rocky gorge.

The deep, dark gorge holds large sea trout

Even in low flows the river is in excess of 20 feet in some of the narrow pools. Elsewhere steep ledges make wading hazardous.

David Williams fishing at Rhydygalfe

Below the rapids, the gorge itself is rocky and stable, but the pool at the end of the gorge alters in most big spates as gravel is carried downstream.

On the right bank, the route down to the pools at the bottom of the gorge is not recommended for anyone who finds rough ground a problem.

Statistics
Formerly part of the Cilgwyn Estate, beat number 13 comprises approximately a mile of fishing on the right bank of the Teifi just below Llandysul Bridge plus a further mile on the left bank. We rented the fishery for many years before buying it in September 1994.

Access and parking

On the left bank, there is parking in the lay-by twenty yards downstream of the old railway bridge by Rhydygalfe Farm. Cross the field adjacent to the lay-by, onto the old railway track. Turn left and proceed fifteen yards along the track. A stile on the right takes you down to the tail of a large pool.

The path upstream of Rhydygalfe Farm is through steep woodland and not recommended for anyone who is at all unsure on their feet.

The right bank access is from the Ceredigionshire end of Llandysul Bridge, via a cart track running alongside the river. Members are asked to avoid parking on the track. 

NB The numerical code for the digital lock on the access gate is the same as the numerical part of the code for the suspension bridge at Abercerdin. The code is printed on every Llandysul A A permit.

Safety warning
We have improved the path through the rocky section of the gorge, but great care is still needed there, especially at night.

Beat limits
On the left bank, the upper limit of our fishing is the confluence of the River Tweli. The fishing extends  about 100 yards into the fast-water run downstream of the pool tail. A fence bearing an orange end-of-beat marker denotes the boundary.

The upper limit on the right bank is marked by an orange sign on an oak tree some 50 yards below Llandysul Bridge.

On the right bank, a fence ten yards upstream of the pool tail denotes the end of our fishing. (In practice the bank is so wooded that it is difficult to use the last 20 yards of the fishery from this bank.)

Rules
The whole of this beat is designated 'Odd/Even Permits'. Members/visitors with odd numbered tickets may fish there only on odd numbered days of the month, beginning at noon and finishing before noon on the following day; even permits allow fishing from noon on even days of the month.

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