Eisteddfa Fishery & Cafe

Saturday 4th of May 👍🐟 please share thank you.

On the specials today, homemade Welsh beef lasagne 👌

Some nice carp landed by Paul Wright on the Carp Lake this week, thanks for sending in the photos Paul Wright, 15lb, 17.5lb, 18.2lb, 17.2lb

Very proud of our new menus, thank you Neil Davies and Amanda Jayne Williams of Castell Howell Foods for your help, they’re brilliant 😁

A very nice 3lb 11oz perch caught on the Pleasure Lake yesterday on peg one. Thanks Vern McDonnell from Morfa Nefyn for sending us your photos.

Due to maintenance work the Fly Lake will be closed this coming Sunday 31st March. Open Saturday and Monday onwards as usual, we're sorry for any inconvenience this causes our customers.

Fishing Tackle Car Boot Sale Eisteddfa Fishery & Café, Pentrefelin, Criccieth Saturday 4th May 2019 09.00am onwards, til 12.00 (ish) Sellers, please try to arrive for 08.30 ... All types of tackle welcome (coarse, fly and sea) Car, van, 4 x 4 boots only, no tables and no trade –sorry not enough space No charge for sellers but a donation to the Pentrefelin Defibrillator fund will be appreciated Come along and get rid of that unwanted tackle in the shed/garage/spare bedroom!! Come along and find yourself a bargain!! Café will be open for breakfast, snacks, lunches etc. etc. For further details please phone the fishery on 01766 522148 / 07759871327
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Well after a very close Winter League, on the Pleasure Lake, the final results are: 1st. Andy Thompson - 159.14lb 2nd. Edward Fitzjohn - 139.18lb 3rd. Brian Fitzjohn - 127.06lb 4th. Jacek Raczka - 113.52lb... 5th. Vic Clarke - 79.76lb 6th. Phil Boardman - 70.16lb 7th. Dudley sawrd - 56.92lb 8th. Mike North - 51.84lb 9th. Chris Jewkes - 38.06lb 10th. Steve Washbrook - 25.10lb 11th. Deio Williams - 9.64lb Tom presented Andy and Ed with vouchers, and Dudley also recieved a voucher as he was the only angler to fish, and weigh in, on every leg, an admirable achievement in winter. Picture shows Tom presenting Andy with the League shield, with Ed on the right and Dudley at the back. Thanks again to everyone who helped make this league a success, see you all next year.
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Today saw the last leg of the Pleasure Lake Winter League. The forecast kept a few away but it wasn't too bad except for brave Ed on peg 12, who had the wind in his face all day. We decided to make it a rover, to give people the chance to get out of the wind, we all did apart from Ed!! Winner was Andy Thompson, on peg 24, with 23.90lbs. This was made up of 6lb+ of silvers (which won the silvers pool) and three proper carp and four brown goldfish. Second was Ed Fitzjohn, peg 1...2, with 17lb of carp and 4lb of silvers for 21.42lb. Third was Jacek Raczka, peg 30, with 8.86lb. Full result: 1st. Andy Thompson - 23.90lb 2nd. Ed Fitzjohn - 21.42lb 3rd. Jacek Raczka - 8.86lb 4th. Dudlery Saward - 8.64lb 5th. Vic Clarke - 4.96lb Many thanks to all that fished this year to make the league a success.
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Today’s final of the winter league took place today on the fly lake With a strong wind and very cold it was going to be hard. But the top rod today was Harley with 5fish so well done Harley. I hope the youth taking part this winter have found it to be of benefit to them and will help them to bring a medal home later in the year. Final results ... 1st place Carl 2nd Barry 3rd Geraint The youth results 1st Sion 22 points 2nd Berwyn and Morgan 21 points 3rd Harley 20 points So again well done boys
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Good luck to everybody fishing the last leg of the Pleasure Lake Winter League tomorrow. May be a tad breezy though 💨 Don’t forget the draw is 9.00 with fishing from 10 til 4(?) and the cafe is open from 8.00 for breakfast 🍽☕️

Sunday will see the last leg of the winter league on the fly lake. The top 3 are Carl 51 fish Barry 43 Geraint 24 For the juniors Morgan 19 fish Berwyn 18 Mat 15 So it is still open for anyone to win.... Good luck to all
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Cafe open weekends through March, we’re very excited 😄

Caffi ar agor penwythnosau mis Mawrth - edrych ymlaen i weld pawb eto 😁

There is one leg of the Pleasure Lake Winter League left and the placings are very tight at the top. Long term leader Brian Fitzjohn has been passed by Andy Thompson, but Ed Fitzjohn is not far behind them and Jacek Razcka is not out of the running. So all to fish for on the last match. Full league table: 1st. Andy Thompson - 135.24lb... 2nd. Brian Fitzjohn - 127.06lb 3rd. Edward Fitzjohn - 117.76lb 4th. Jacek Raczka - 104.68lb 5th. Vic Clarke - 74.80lb 6th. Phil Boardman - 70.16lb 7th. Mike North - 51.84lb 8th. Dudley Saward - 48.28lb 9th. Chris Jewkes - 38.06lb 10th. Steve Washbrook - 25.10lb 11th. Deio Williams - 9.64lb. Last leg is on Sunday 10th March, draw 9.00, fishing 10.00 - 16.00(?) and the cafe will be open from 8.00.
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Sunday 24th February saw the penultimate leg (7th) of the Pleasure Lake Winter League. The day was glorious, and saw a few pleasure anglers out (good to see) but it did make the pegging a bit awkward. However the fish didn't respond to the good weather and the expected good weights didn't materialise - well it is still February and the water is still cold. Winner was Andy Thompson, who wasn't unhappy when peg 25 was left in the bag for him. Andy fished long pole to the pads (...again) for a very mixed bag of carp, fantails, a goldfish, some good skimmers (over a pound), roach and a couple of gudgeon for a total of 30.88lbs. Second, on peg 10, was Ed Fitzjohn. doing what he does best - catching silvers - and a solitary fantail, for a total of 17.54lbs. Ed also won the silvers with a bag of skimmers and roach weighing 16.62lbs. Jacek Raczka was third, peg 4, with 16.50 of carp with a few silvers, his best fish was a common of about 8lb, all caught on the feeder. Full result: 1st. Andy Thompson - 30.88lb 2nd. Edward Fitzjohn - 17.53lb 3rd. Jacek Raczka - 16.50lb 4th. Vic Clarke - 12.93lb 5th. Brian Fitzjohn - 11.14lb 6th. Dudley saward - 10.86lb 7th. Phil Boardman - 6.40lb. Next, and final, match is on Sunday 10th March, draw at 9.00 and fishing 10.00 - 16.00(?). The cafe will be open from 8.00 for breakfast.
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Seventh (and penultimate) leg of the Pleasure Lake Winter League tomorrow. Can the league leader, Brian Fitzjohn, hold on to his lead or can the chasing pack catch him? Forecast is good, so should be a good days fishing. Draw at 9.00 prompt, fishing 10.00 till 4.00(?), cafe open from 8.00 for breakfasts and lunch orders/deliveries.

love it here food is brilliant staff very friendly we stayed in there cottage and it is immaculate every thing you need is in it beds were so comfy we fish alot there as it carnt be beaten carp after carp tom and jayne work so hard the cafe is spotless and meals are very good priced see you all in september

love it here caught my first carp here weighing in at 11ib but was too scared to hold it keep coming back now for more

What a lovely place to fish, the trout are in good health and put up a good fight. Good value and well worth the 40 minute drive.

We stayed in the cottage for 2 weeks. It is everything you dreamt of..really homely and comfortable beds. Jane and Tom were so welcoming and work hard in the cafe aswell as daily duties. This place is a fishing paradise. Thank you Jane and Tom xx

We had a fantastic afternoon on the family lake today. Cafe and toilets immaculate too. The most reasonably priced activity we've done during our week in Wales. As total beginners we can't praise any more the man from the tackle shop. Nothing too much trouble.

Spent a a really nice sunny day here. As always a nice welcome, good food and me and the kids enjoyed fishing the family pool. Will come back as soon as I can. Worth the hour and a half drive for us to get there.

My first visit was last Tuesday where I fished the fly only lake. What a day on C&R, landing 8 beautiful trout averaging 3Ib and my PB brown guessing 3 - 3 1/2Ib. That was it, I was addicted to this place! I took the wife and children who had never fished for trout. They had a great day on the lake up by the cafe catching lots of small rainbows. My daughter was casting the fly herself and safely landing the fish. Girls are the best when it comes to fishing, so much patience compared to us boys.

Then another visit from me yesterday 5 August and landing another 4 rainbows of very decent size.

The welcome and hospitality from the elderly gentleman and the ladies at the cafe was beyond expectations. Beautiful people to say the least. A credit to you all. Hope to see you again for the next bank holiday.

My first time at the fishery. Great day fishing on the trout lake. The fish were the hardest fighting rainbows I've caught. Well worth the trip. I'll definitely be back soon.

Lovely afternoon in the sun and lovely food.Annest enjoyed the swing/slide and especially the monkey bars.Will definte be going back.

Kids had a ball, we caught a few small fish in the small pond. The food looked amazing so planning to eat next time x

Had a fantastic time with my husband and son at the fishery. One day they were on the trout lake and another day the pleasure lake. All the staff were very friendly. The cafe is lovely, food is great and very reasonably priced. The cafe in site is great for tea to have whilst fishing. Would recommend to anyone.

Great place, great fishing and lovely food. I drive 200 mile round trip to fish there. Well worth it.

Great little fishery, I always visit for a Day’s fishing on the pleasure lake when on holiday, plenty of match size carp to keep you busy, feeder to the island never lets me down 👍🏻

Great fishery, had four hours on the fly only lake with two rainbows in the bag at 3.5, 3.25lbs hooked up and returned another around 3lb. Cafe nice and clean with great food. The whole fishery looks well looked after. I will definitely be visiting Eisteddfa again�

Frequently visit when on holiday. Great coffee, good cakes and a super cooked breakfast. Added bonus of multiple bird feeders by fishing lake with close views several species including nuthatch and if lucky, woodpecker. Good friendly service.

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Fantastic week at this excellant fishery, we stayed in one of the holiday cottages which are amazing , very spacious and comfortable everything about the place is perfect. The owners Tom and Jane and all the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the cafe is great we had a lovely full breakfast every morning and it kept us going all day, the fishing is great and i had a very succesful day on the pleasure lake with loads of bream roach and carp, on the trout lake on fly, again some lovely good size trout were landed and returned in all a great weeks holiday cant wait to go back again

Fabulous, beautiful cafe, sat next to a lovely lake. A very serene place to enjoy a coffee and their Welsh Rabbit is delicious. A real gem of a place with friendly staff.

Brilliant setup and superb staff. Kids first experience of fishing and loved it! Will definitely be back. Diolch.

Brilliant day. Spent a few hours on the trout lake fly fishing. We were staying at Greenacres for the week and came down with my Dad.



Fantastic fishing. Brilliant day, superb cafe (lovely coffee)



5* fishery. Brilliant. Definitely visit again!

love it here food is brilliant staff very friendly we stayed in there cottage and it is immaculate every thing you need is in it beds were so comfy we fish alot there as it carnt be beaten carp after carp tom and jayne work so hard the cafe is spotless and meals are very good priced see you all in september

love it here caught my first carp here weighing in at 11ib but was too scared to hold it keep coming back now for more

What a lovely place to fish, the trout are in good health and put up a good fight. Good value and well worth the 40 minute drive.

We stayed in the cottage for 2 weeks. It is everything you dreamt of..really homely and comfortable beds. Jane and Tom were so welcoming and work hard in the cafe aswell as daily duties. This place is a fishing paradise. Thank you Jane and Tom xx

We had a fantastic afternoon on the family lake today. Cafe and toilets immaculate too. The most reasonably priced activity we've done during our week in Wales. As total beginners we can't praise any more the man from the tackle shop. Nothing too much trouble.

Spent a a really nice sunny day here. As always a nice welcome, good food and me and the kids enjoyed fishing the family pool. Will come back as soon as I can. Worth the hour and a half drive for us to get there.

My first visit was last Tuesday where I fished the fly only lake. What a day on C&R, landing 8 beautiful trout averaging 3Ib and my PB brown guessing 3 - 3 1/2Ib. That was it, I was addicted to this place! I took the wife and children who had never fished for trout. They had a great day on the lake up by the cafe catching lots of small rainbows. My daughter was casting the fly herself and safely landing the fish. Girls are the best when it comes to fishing, so much patience compared to us boys.

Then another visit from me yesterday 5 August and landing another 4 rainbows of very decent size.

The welcome and hospitality from the elderly gentleman and the ladies at the cafe was beyond expectations. Beautiful people to say the least. A credit to you all. Hope to see you again for the next bank holiday.

My first time at the fishery. Great day fishing on the trout lake. The fish were the hardest fighting rainbows I've caught. Well worth the trip. I'll definitely be back soon.

Lovely afternoon in the sun and lovely food.Annest enjoyed the swing/slide and especially the monkey bars.Will definte be going back.

Kids had a ball, we caught a few small fish in the small pond. The food looked amazing so planning to eat next time x

Had a fantastic time with my husband and son at the fishery. One day they were on the trout lake and another day the pleasure lake. All the staff were very friendly. The cafe is lovely, food is great and very reasonably priced. The cafe in site is great for tea to have whilst fishing. Would recommend to anyone.

Great place, great fishing and lovely food. I drive 200 mile round trip to fish there. Well worth it.

Great little fishery, I always visit for a Day’s fishing on the pleasure lake when on holiday, plenty of match size carp to keep you busy, feeder to the island never lets me down 👍🏻

Great fishery, had four hours on the fly only lake with two rainbows in the bag at 3.5, 3.25lbs hooked up and returned another around 3lb. Cafe nice and clean with great food. The whole fishery looks well looked after. I will definitely be visiting Eisteddfa again�

Frequently visit when on holiday. Great coffee, good cakes and a super cooked breakfast. Added bonus of multiple bird feeders by fishing lake with close views several species including nuthatch and if lucky, woodpecker. Good friendly service.

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Fantastic week at this excellant fishery, we stayed in one of the holiday cottages which are amazing , very spacious and comfortable everything about the place is perfect. The owners Tom and Jane and all the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the cafe is great we had a lovely full breakfast every morning and it kept us going all day, the fishing is great and i had a very succesful day on the pleasure lake with loads of bream roach and carp, on the trout lake on fly, again some lovely good size trout were landed and returned in all a great weeks holiday cant wait to go back again

Fabulous, beautiful cafe, sat next to a lovely lake. A very serene place to enjoy a coffee and their Welsh Rabbit is delicious. A real gem of a place with friendly staff.

Brilliant setup and superb staff. Kids first experience of fishing and loved it! Will definitely be back. Diolch.

Brilliant day. Spent a few hours on the trout lake fly fishing. We were staying at Greenacres for the week and came down with my Dad.



Fantastic fishing. Brilliant day, superb cafe (lovely coffee)



5* fishery. Brilliant. Definitely visit again!