The top salmon rivers in Wales. Table of rod-catches 2000 to 2008
The top salmon rivers in Wales. Table of rod-catches 2000 to 2008
The Salmon Atlas take a close look at the 21st century rod catches from salmon rivers in Wales. The rivers are ranked on the basis of their average catch this millennium. Click on the headers of the table shown to re-order the figures to show how rankings have changed over the years.
| River |
Rank
|
Avg 9yr
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 |
Trend
|
2008
v 9yr avg |
River
|
|
| Usk |
1
|
844
|
872
|
857
|
616
|
305
|
1115
|
772
|
748
|
1158
|
1157
|
+56% | +37% | Usk | |
| Dee |
2
|
663
|
359
|
616
|
493
|
421
|
1080
|
812
|
621
|
683
|
885
|
+84% | +33% | Dee | |
| Wye |
3
|
656
|
592
|
733
|
357
|
460
|
788
|
683
|
519
|
675
|
1099
|
+65% | +67% | Wye | |
| Teifi |
4
|
579
|
584
|
616
|
507
|
333
|
1062
|
472
|
552
|
518
|
571
|
-3% | -1% | Teifi | |
| Tywi |
5
|
541
|
420
|
227
|
390
|
432
|
795
|
507
|
642
|
737
|
720
|
+138% | +33% | Tywi | |
| Severn |
6
|
312
|
327
|
273
|
195
|
333
|
319
|
430
|
356
|
280
|
294
|
+12% | -11% | Severn | |
| Conwy |
7
|
182
|
199
|
220
|
110
|
147
|
264
|
162
|
157
|
192
|
190
|
-1% | +4% | Conwy | |
| Tawe |
8
|
149
|
47
|
113
|
148
|
61
|
155
|
164
|
184
|
183
|
|
+302% | +92% | Tawe | |
| Dyfi |
9
|
135
|
134
|
145
|
49
|
46
|
160
|
114
|
207
|
159
|
197
|
+101% | +46% | Dyfi | |
| Mawddach |
10
|
126
|
127
|
130
|
121
|
101
|
206
|
126
|
118
|
111
|
94
|
-17% | -25% | Mawddach | |
| Taf |
11
|
89
|
83
|
99
|
41
|
32
|
178
|
103
|
105
|
64
|
92
|
+22% | -29% | Taf | |
| Ogwen |
12
|
86
|
101
|
122
|
68
|
43
|
114
|
125
|
52
|
101
|
121
|
+10% | +29% | Ogwen | |
| Clwyd |
13
|
73
|
60
|
74
|
49
|
35
|
77
|
18
|
31
|
135
|
176
|
+239% | +142% | Clwyd | |
| Neath |
14
|
63
|
64
|
70
|
90
|
35
|
73
|
37
|
85
|
53
|
-15% | -16% | Neath | ||
| Ogmore |
15
|
59
|
81
|
62
|
51
|
27
|
107
|
33
|
39
|
54
|
76
|
-13% | +29% | Ogmore | |
| E+W.Cleddau |
16
|
52
|
58
|
46
|
34
|
36
|
51
|
40
|
32
|
72
|
102
|
+96% | +95% | E+W.Cleddau | |
| Seiont |
17
|
43
|
39
|
39
|
9
|
12
|
99
|
57
|
50
|
35
|
+68% | -18% | Seiont | ||
| Nevern |
18
|
37
|
27
|
30
|
19
|
34
|
45
|
27
|
65
|
46
|
38
|
+94% | +3% | Nevern | |
| Rheidol |
19
|
32
|
25
|
30
|
15
|
12
|
50
|
38
|
27
|
31
|
62
|
+142% | +92% | Rheidol | |
| Loughor |
20
|
21
|
16
|
13
|
13
|
8
|
38
|
29
|
10
|
39
|
+164% | +88% | Loughor | ||
| Dwyryd |
21
|
20
|
6
|
17
|
33
|
16
|
42
|
17
|
22
|
10
|
+14% | -51% | Dwyryd | ||
| Taff |
22
|
19
|
66
|
18
|
4
|
0
|
11
|
15
|
21
|
14
|
21
|
-67% | -11% | Taff | |
| Glaslyn |
23
|
19
|
9
|
11
|
19
|
4
|
30
|
9
|
17
|
29
|
43
|
+406% | +126% | Glaslyn | |
| Dwyfawr |
24
|
14
|
18
|
11
|
8
|
7
|
31
|
11
|
14
|
9
|
-9% | -34% | Dwyfawr | ||
|
Notes: Only rivers that average 10 salmon or more since year 2000 have been included in this table. Trend = This tells us whether or not the river is improving or deteriorating as a salmon river (since 2000) and how fast the change is. 100% (more) means the catches have doubled since 2000. -50% means they have halved. These are not absolute values but are taken from a linear line of best-fit which provides a good way to judge trends. 2008 v Avg = This tells us if 2008 was a good, average or bad season for each river. How 2008 catches compare against the 8 year average.
When analysed by region the following trends are shown: Wales: catches increased by 53% |
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