Spate · Carboniferous Coal Measures · Gwent Valleys, South East Wales (Ebbw Valley, Usk tributary)

Ebbw

The River Ebbw running through a wooded gorge at Risca, South Wales, in autumn colour.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stale fish in low clear water spook easily — pick your hour.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Taff
  • Water temp23.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Taff
Water temp23.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather28°C
WindW 21 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Taff. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Welfare risk
23°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 23°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills atlantic salmon. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Beats · 1

Islwyn & District Anglers' day ticket is the practical way onto this river; no other controller was confirmed with a primary source in this pass.

Islwyn & District AnglersDay tickets
One ticket covers Ebbw water alongside the club's Sirhowy and Rhymney stretches.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 23°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Ebbw running through a wooded gorge at Risca, South Wales, in autumn colour.
    River Ebbw HDR
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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