Fishing in and around Ludlow
Fishing in and Around Ludlow:
Ludlow and the surrounding area offers a host of enjoyable fishing spots, lakes, pools and rivers.
The Teme is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest along its entire length. Its high water quality and its mainly undeveloped banks make the river an excellent habitat for fish. Wildlife is also plentiful, including otters, kingfishers, dippers and other species. The famous angler Andy Orme is a regular fisher on the Teme, and back in the early nineteenth century, Sir Humphrey Davy (pioneer of the miner's lamp) would regularly stay near Ludlow at Leintwardine purely to fish for grayling in the Teme.
The river through Ludlow is at its most picturesque, tumbling over a series of weirs beneath the town on one side, and the steep-sided, tree-covered Whitcliffe on the other, overlooked by the ruined castle and tall church tower.
A two-mile stretch of the Teme and its tributary, the Corve, are available for fishing at Ludlow and are controlled by the Ludlow Angling Club. The banks are open to paid up members or day ticket holders. Current rates are as follows:
Annual membership £27.50 (an adult member can bring a child along for free)
Junior membership £5.00
Day ticket £4.00 if purchased in advance
£6.00 if purchased on the bank
Tickets can be purchased at East Hamlet News, 8 New Road, Ludlow (01584 872575) or the Cliff Hotel, Dinham, Ludlow (01584 872063), or from Mark James (club membership secretary), tel 01584 876997.
Membership is for 24 hours per day throughout the angling season. There are no method restrictions. Members receive a map of fishing waters, a set of club rules and list of competition fixtures.
There are free stretches of the river at Bread Walk, Ludford Bridge, Steventon, and between the Dinham and Mill Street weirs.
Ludlow Angling Club also has fishing rights at Walcot Lake, a 17-acre still water pool set in beautiful scenery. The lake contains carp, tench, roach, rudd, bream, pike and perch. Walcot Lake is on the B4385 at Lydbury North, just outside Bishops Castle. Access is covered by the Clubs standard membership and day ticket rates. Day tickets not available on Sundays.
Hyde's Pool, Woofferton: a popular still water spot run by the Red Lion Piscators, on the A49 south of Ludlow. Day tickets are available but there is a waiting list for new members.
Three Horseshoes Inn, Wheathill: a complex of still waters north-east of Ludlow on the B4364. This is a well established site with good bank vegetation.
Hurst Farm Pools: Excellent carp fishing with three well stocked pools, 30 minute drive from Ludlow, near Bridgnorth
Delbury Hall, Diddlebury: an excellent local trout fishery in the Corvedale, on the B4368 east of Craven Arms. (01584 841267).
Tenbury Wells (south east of Ludlow) has free stretches of the Teme within the town.
Letton (on the Wye, between Leominster and Hay on the Brecon road) is a good spot for salmon fishing. Full details on 01544 327294 (daytime), or the bailiff on 01497 831665.
Bridgnorth: the river Severn at this point is good for barbel.
Docklow pool complex: east of Leominster off the A44. Many day ticket pools of all species of course fish, even catfish. Details on 01568 760256.
Ludlow and its surroundings offer many opportunities for fishing in beautiful, unspoilt countryside. The River Teme and its tributaries contain an abundance of fish species, including chub, barbel, roach, trout, grayling and pike. All waters are very wild and lightly fished, and there are also plenty of local still water pools and fisheries at which day tickets can be bought. In his book The Passionate Angler, Maurice Wiggin devoted several chapters to the virtues of fishing in the area.Other Information
Tony Jones is a local game angling instructor who offers instruction on trout and salmon angling, fly tying and fly casting tuition (one to one or group), advice on game angling on the Teme. All fishing tackle can be supplied for tuition on the River Teme, if required. Phone 01544 267804.