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South Penquite Farm

A stretch of out fishing beat.


Fishing at South Penquite
"...brown trout on the De Lank..."

Under the Westcountry Rivers Trust Angling 2000 scheme you can now fish for brown trout on the farm's beautiful 1400 meter stretch of the De Lank river - a tributary of the Camel

Open for fishing from 1st April - 30th September, this is a stunning section of the river. It changes from a placid moorland stream at the top of the beat to a wild rushing torrent at the lower end as it falls of the moor. Due to a unique barrier at the lower end of the beat it only holds brown trout. It is slow to start in the spring but from May onwards fishes well for lots of small - medium fish with the odd 2lb whopper!

Here's what one fishing journalist wrote after a day spent on our river for the February 2006 edition of Today's flyfisher

"…an afternoon of pure fun. We were grown men falling in ditches and getting the soaking of our lives while cursing about missing yet another four-inch brownie. It was like being five years old again and EXACTLY what fly fishing should be. When it finally reached the point of near darkness, we literally had to drag each other off the river."

In order to fish this beat you will need to purchase 2 tokens from the Westcountry Rivers Trust (at a cost of £2.50 each) and post these into the box marked on the map. Fly and worm only and no more than 2 trout per day. An EA rod licence is required to fish these waters

Angling 2000 car parkTokens for fishing this beat and other beats within the Angling 2000 scheme on the Tamar Taw & Torridge can be bought direct from the offices of the Westcountry Rivers Trust at:-

Angling 2000
Westcountry Rivers Trust
10 ExeterStreet
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 9EQ

Tel: 0870 7740704
web site: www.wrt.org.uk



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Dominic & Cathy Fairman
South Penquite, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4LH

thefarm@bodminmoor.co.uk
Tel: 01208 850491
Fax: 0870 136 7926