Spate · Carboniferous Coal Measures · South West Wales (Amman Valley, Loughor tributary)

Amman

A clear, shallow stretch of the River Amman flowing over a stony riverbed, framed by leafless trees on both banks.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
River dropping into shape after a lift. Little in your favour today. Fish the certain lies, or leave it for a better one.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Towy (Tywi)
  • Water temp22.3°C
  • ClarityUnfishableColouring up
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Towy (Tywi)
Water temp22.3°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather18°C
WindN 16 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Towy (Tywi). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Welfare risk
22°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 22.3°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills atlantic salmon. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Beats · 2 · 1 reaches

Clwb Godre'r Mynydd Du's Pontaman-Garnant beat is the practical day-ticket route in via Fishing Passport; Ammanford & District AA's larger combined Amman/Loughor water is membership-first.

Amman day-ticket water · 2 beatsMixed
Clwb Godre'r Mynydd Du — Pontaman to Garnant, Ammanford & District Angling Association
The 2 beats
Clwb Godre'r Mynydd Du — Pontaman to GarnantDay tickets
Clwb Godre'r Mynydd Du
The only club that owns water on the Amman itself (the rest is public/free fishing) — a beat from Pontaman to Garnant, one of seven beats the club holds across the Amman, Cothi and Towy. A good run of sizeable sea trout from midsummer, plus a late-season salmon run. Fish here are heavily reliant on the sea-trout life history — a 2013 Wild Trout Trust survey found the river's food supply too thin to support a large standalone resident brown trout population.
Membership: adult £30, concessionary £20, River Aman-only £15, under-16 £5 (2026 pricing). Day tickets bookable via Fishing Passport.
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Ammanford & District Angling AssociationMembers
Ammanford & District Angling Association
Around 8 miles of combined Amman/Loughor fishing (not separately broken out), from Llandybie down to Hendrewen near Pontardulais. Salmon and sea trout catch-and-release all season under club rules stricter than NRW's statutory minimum (sewin returned before 1 May and after 31 Aug too).
Salmon/sewin season 20 Mar-17 Oct (C&R all season); brown trout/eels 3 Mar-30 Sept. Barbless/de-barbed hooks required club-wide. Confirm current day-ticket availability directly.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Probably above the Atlantic Salmon safety line — these are likely cooler, but carry a thermometer.
Towy (Tywi)
22 km
~19°C
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A clear, shallow stretch of the River Amman flowing over a stony riverbed, framed by leafless trees on both banks.
    River Amman - Afon Aman
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity020% weight
  • Feeding Time2015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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