A Society-owned stretch of the upper Severn at Pool Quay, Welshpool, wholly right-bank, about 1.5 miles long, with abundant bankside cover of trees and vegetation. The river averages 15–20 yards wide, 2–10ft deep at normal levels, with shallow weedy gravel areas running into deeper, steadier runs and holes. Much of the bank is high and overgrown, typical of the Severn here, making the river's edge difficult to reach in places — extreme care needed, especially in wet weather — though there are plenty of more accessible swims along the length. Coarse fish grow to a good size but can be hard to locate, as can the grayling and wild brown trout present. Minnows can make summer maggot fishing impossible.
Manor House Farm, Pool Quay, Welshpool
From
Upstream boundary at the end of the second large field
To
Downstream limit at the field-end, immediately over the old railway track
Permits
Season Ticket £
PAAS membership: Adult £150 per year plus a £150 joining fee in the first year (payable only when invited off the waiting list); Intermediate (16–18) £60 plus £60 joining fee; Junior (under 16) £25, no joining fee or waiting list — juniors may not fish rivers or at night unless with an adult member; Non-angling adult £15. Apply at paas.co.uk.
Day Ticket £
No day tickets — members only. (PAAS day/season permits cover only a few stillwaters and canals, not this river.)
Night Fishing
Needs verification
Where To Buy
paas.co.uk
Parking
Parking Information
Off the A483 Oswestry-Welshpool road, a long straight fast stretch here. From Four Crosses, Pool Quay is about 4.5 miles — 200 yards past the church, left onto the track (a bridge over the canal goes off right here). From the Welshpool roundabout, just over 3 miles — about 150 yards past the Powis Arms, entry on the right by a public telephone box. Down the track, over the Bailey Bridge (close all gates), car park immediately on the left, room for 6 cars in an enclosed area — if full, park before the bridge. This is roughly the mid-point of the length; downstream and upstream limits are both signposted as described above. Take great care re-entering the main road on leaving.
Species
Brown Trout
Chub
Dace
Eel
Perch
Grayling
Gudgeon
Pike
Barbel
Roach
At a Glance
Controller
Prince Albert Angling Society (PAAS)
Bank
Right
Access
Membership Only
Night fishing
No
Pegs
Postcode
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