Skewen Angling Club

SKEWEN ANGLING CLUB
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Our Fishing Waters

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Work Parties

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Membership Form

We are always glad to see new Members of all ages join our Club. Print out application form here and send it to the Club Secretary

The NEATH CANAL can be split into two separate parts. The upper, runs from just below GlynNeath to Resolven road bridge and has only recently been renovated. It is narrower than the Tennant canal but is deeper, with average depths of 1.5 to 2m. The stock density is at present fairly low, with only limited stocking of fish by the EA, mostly Rudd, and a few bream tench and carp. Between Resolven and Tonna, the canal has suffered serious pollution, and is still in the process of recovery.

The lower section, from Tonna to Briton Ferry, is a weedy and slow flowing waterway running through the center of Neath town before ending up at the Wharf in Briton ferry. It holds carp tench bream roach Rudd perch eels and a few chub and pike, as well as the odd trout. It is between 1.5 to 2m deep, and up to 12 to 15m wide in places. Unlike the Tennant canal, this one produces fish during the winter months to the pleasure angler, and match anglers enjoy good sport during the summer months in club events. A stocking program by the club has also recently seen over 5000 roach added to the canal.