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Broadwater, Tywyn, Gwynedd

Mike Thrussell 01 January, 2006 06:35:00

The narrow estuary channel of the Dysynni River. The channel bottom is mainly clean sand intermixed with gravel and small boulders. Tackle losses are relatively light.

It's an easy access mark fishing well for flounders from April through to January. From May on, eels and bass work through here, some of the eels running over 2lbs. The bass are mainly smaller 3lb school fish, but occasional bigger fish to 8lbs are also taken. During big spring tides in the early summer garfish can come up past the Railway Bridge. There's also a fair run of sea trout from April on, but you'll need a licence. Mullet arrive during late May and stay through until late September.

It fishes fairly consistently, but make sure that recent rains haven't filled the estuary with high levels of floodwater. This will kill the fishing until it clears.

It fishes best during smaller neap tides when the water depth is least affected. On spring tides stick to high water periods.

TACKLE & BAIT
A light spinning rod, fixed spool reel and just 10lb line will cover all the bottom fishing and any bass spinning you choose to do. The best rig is a plain running ledger with a single hook and a size 496B-crab hook for the flounders and eels, or a Viking 2/0 for the bass. The best spinners for the bass are 28grm silver Tobies.

An Avon type rod or freshwater float rod is a better choice for the mullet which need prebaiting, though by mid summer can be caught occasionally float fishing harbour ragworms around dusk and dawn. Float fishing also takes the garfish using a sliver of mackerel.

The sea trout are best targeted with a lighter spinning rod about 8-ft in length and 6lb line with small silver Mepps spoons the best.

GETTING THERE
From either Machynlleth or Dolgellau take the A493 in to Tywyn. At the railway station crossroads, take the Sandilands road heading north. Follow this past the council estate and keep going until you come to the estuary channel. There is parking along the side of the road.

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