The UK Canals I’d Actually Recommend (Not Just the Famous Ones)
A personal list of UK canals worth your time, including a few quieter ones that don’t get the attention the big names do.
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Yes, You Can Fish UK Canals – Here’s Everything I Wish I’d Known Sooner
A straightforward answer to a question I get asked constantly, plus what I wish someone had told me before my first canal session.
Talybont Reservoir Trout Fishing Guide: Wild Brown Trout in a Wooded Valley
Talybont Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons is a fly-only, bank-fishing-only wild brown trout water set in a steep, heavily wooded valley – one of the most atmospheric trout fisheries in South Wales.
Usk Reservoir Trout Fishing Guide: Brecon Beacons Upland Water
Usk Reservoir near Trecastle is a 280-acre upland Brecon Beacons water regarded as one of the best stillwater trout fisheries in Wales, with fly, spinning, and worm fishing permitted on much of the water.
Llandegfedd Lake Trout Fishing Guide: South Wales’ Most Accessible Reservoir
Just twenty miles from Cardiff on the Monmouthshire/Torfaen border, Llandegfedd is a Welsh Water reservoir stocked regularly with rainbow trout and holding wild browns too.
Trout Fishing in South Wales: The Best Lakes and Reservoirs
A guide to South Wales’ best trout fishing lakes and reservoirs, from the accessible Llandegfedd Lake near Cardiff to the wild Brecon Beacons waters of Usk and Talybont.
Lake Vyrnwy Trout Fishing Guide: Loch-Style Boat Fishing on the Powys Border
Lake Vyrnwy on the Powys/Shropshire border is known for its abundant wild brown trout, fished loch-style from a fleet of boats rather than from the bank.
Elan Valley Trout Fishing Guide: Wild Brown Trout in the Cambrian Mountains
The Elan Valley reservoirs near Rhayader offer 35km of fly-only shoreline across four dramatic reservoirs, with a full visitor centre and genuinely wild brown trout fishing.
Llyn Clywedog Trout Fishing Guide: Mid Wales’ Hard-Fighting Reservoir
Llyn Clywedog near Llanidloes is a 615-acre reservoir stocked with tens of thousands of trout each season, known for hard-fighting fish and a modern angler-focused lodge.
Trout Fishing in Mid Wales: The Best Lakes and Reservoirs
A guide to Mid Wales’ best trout fishing waters, from the hard-fighting stocked fish of Llyn Clywedog to the wild brown trout of the Elan Valley and the loch-style boats of Lake Vyrnwy.