R47 - Crai Lower
Vouchers - Adults 4 / Under 17s 2.
Wading difficulty: 2
Seemingly miles from civilisation, the Crai valley sums up the beauty of mid Wales. It is a wonderful trout stream, and one of the Usk’s most productive tributaries. Recently coppiced, the fishing has now been extended and split into two 1 mile beats. The large numbers of juvenile salmon in this river mean that anglers must use barbless hooks only. The flows are topped up in the summer by releases from Crai reservoir and it is easy wading.
The Lower Crai beat is all double bank fishing.
Species present:
Wild Brown Trout.
Season:
3rd March to 30th Sept.
2009 Catches:
Trout to 10"
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Ideally fished with:
6 to 7ft, 2 to 3wt rod.
Restrictions:
Barbless hooks only.
No dogs.
Fly fishing only.
1 fish can be retained per rod.
Anglers to move upstream only when fishing.
