Welcome to the Welsh Salmon And Trout Angling Association website:

The WSTAA has a long and distinguished history in Game fishing conservation. It fights issues such as threats from water quality reduction through acid rain, leaching from old lead mines and agricultural pollution. Never has Pollution been such a problem especially in the rural areas as it is at present. Our salmon, sewin and trout stocks are under threat from all directions. There is a need for decisive and articulate protection.

Conservation is inextricably bound up with the working of WSTAA. Other issues concerning fishing and competitions also need the attention of the governing body. Many moons ago the first Political act of WSTAA was a paper produced by Howard Hopkin, the first secretary of WSTAA advocating the nationalisation of all fishing rights. This was not adopted but James Griffiths, the then Welsh secretary, introduced Grant Aids to help angling clubs to purchase fishing rights.

 

Congratulations to the Welsh Team on their GOLD WINNING performance at the IFFA River International
Warmest congratulations to the 2009 River Team on winning the GOLD MEDAL at the International match on the river Taff last week. In a keenly contested match the Welsh team under the captaincy of Allen Hughes really came up trumps. Allen together with Paul Jenkins, Dean Kibble, Philip Jehu,Gareth Jones and Anthony Cartwright (reserve) had spent hours on the river doing their homework and on match day this certainly paid dividends. Edgar George, who worked tirlelessly with the Team and with announced. Philip is a Merthyr lad whose love of the river Taff is second to none. This was a brilliant performance by a quiet, unassuming yet fantastic angler. Well done Philip! We all applaud you!

Wales win gold in Spring International
On Friday 15th May the Welsh National Fly Fishing Team won Gold in the first four Nations International match of the 2009 competitive season. The match was fished on the popular Chew Valley reservoir near Bristol. It was a keenly contested match with only a matter of pounds between the four competing teams when it came to the weigh-in.

From the results of the last four international matches it looks as if the Welsh Senior squad is on a roll as the team has consistently performed well winning Gold on three occasions and taking silver on the fourth – the match that somehow slipped away.