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Post by Daniel black on Jan 14, 2011 18:49:29 GMT
It runs from Aberdulais to Port Tennant, approximately 8 miles in length. (See map below) It is for the most part shallow and weedy with depths from 0.5m to 2m, and widths varying from 2m to 15m. As it is river fed, the canal has a constant flow for 95% of the time; enough to trot a stick float along on.
There is a wide variety of fish species in the canal, ranging from pike to rudd with even a few chub. The pike, bream, tench, and carp all grow to specimen size though due to the shallow water, can prove a challenge to catch.
Some years there is a heavy weed growth in summer that requires the dragging of swims, and this always attracts the tench and bream. The canal is heaviest fished in the summer, while both the pike and bream often feed in the winter months.
Access to the canal is fairly easy with access off roads at a number of points, though it is often the case that that the best or most popular swims may mean a walk of several hundred meters.
As a conservation measure, the club has decided to limit pike fishing to four months during the winter, from 1st November to 31st March. This is to prevent stressing out pike during times of low oxygen levels. Over 5000 roach were added to the canal in 2004.
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Post by stokesy on May 4, 2011 19:18:20 GMT
does the tennant canal still fish well for carp tench and bream
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Post by skewenangler on May 5, 2011 18:27:18 GMT
the tennant canal is very finicky, fish are there but you have to find them, tench and bream fishing is hit and miss while the carp are almost non existant as far as i know. we dont get many reports from anglers fishing it but when i walked it a few days ago there wewre masses of fry and a few shoals of rudd/roach around the abbey.
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Post by Daniel black on May 5, 2011 19:52:55 GMT
ive heard reports of roach and rudd in llandarcy and rumours theres tench by the pumping station. only one way to find out tho and thats to get the rod out. there are alot of roach up in aberdulais
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Post by stokesy on Nov 9, 2011 20:45:47 GMT
does anyone know if the pike fishing is any good down the canal was told by the abbey was pretty good
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Post by Daniel black on Nov 9, 2011 21:29:37 GMT
ive had some nice pike out of the tennant. havent fished the whole length of it only particular areas for pike. it will all come down to locating the pike. they should start moving now. what u'll find is the fish will move from where they have been lying up through the summer to where all the silver fish will hold up for the winter. track down the silver fish and u'll find the pike. i have heard of alot of pike caught around the abbey area. they have also dug this area out so maybe it will hold alot of silvers through the winter. silvers equalling pike!!
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Post by Bob Surunkl on Nov 8, 2015 19:35:08 GMT
I'm interested in fishing on the weekends with my 10 year old son. Would we need a day ticket? If so, from where and how much would it cost?
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Post by Stewart on Sept 18, 2020 22:01:29 GMT
It runs from Aberdulais to Port Tennant, approximately 8 miles in length. (See map below) It is for the most part shallow and weedy with depths from 0.5m to 2m, and widths varying from 2m to 15m. As it is river fed, the canal has a constant flow for 95% of the time; enough to trot a stick float along on. There is a wide variety of fish species in the canal, ranging from pike to rudd with even a few chub. The pike, bream, tench, and carp all grow to specimen size though due to the shallow water, can prove a challenge to catch. Some years there is a heavy weed growth in summer that requires the dragging of swims, and this always attracts the tench and bream. The canal is heaviest fished in the summer, while both the pike and bream often feed in the winter months. Access to the canal is fairly easy with access off roads at a number of points, though it is often the case that that the best or most popular swims may mean a walk of several hundred meters. As a conservation measure, the club has decided to limit pike fishing to four months during the winter, from 1st November to 31st March. This is to prevent stressing out pike during times of low oxygen levels. Over 5000 roach were added to the canal in 2004.
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Post by Stewart on Sept 18, 2020 22:03:15 GMT
Could you tell me, Where do the club waters start and finish on the Tennant canal, please
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