Caerphilly offers 4 mapped fishing waters on PiscaMaps, including 4 rivers. Species found across Caerphilly's waters include Brown trout, Grayling, Minnow, Sea trout, Stone loach, Salmon, Bullhead, Dace.
Fishing in Caerphilly is regulated by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). An EA/NRW rod licence is required for all game and coarse fishing in Wales. NRW manages water quality, fish stocks and fish passes across Welsh rivers.
A valid Environment Agency (EA) rod licence is required to fish all rivers, canals and most stillwaters in Caerphilly. Licences are available from gov.uk. Club membership or a day ticket is required on most waters in addition to the rod licence.
Click a river for species information, close season dates, access notes and a location map.
10 species recorded across Caerphilly's rivers:
| Brown trout | 3 waters |
| Grayling | 2 waters |
| Minnow | 2 waters |
| Sea trout | 2 waters |
| Stone loach | 1 water |
| Salmon | 1 water |
| Bullhead | 1 water |
| Dace | 1 water |
| Gudgeon | 1 water |
| Eel | 1 water |
Salmon are present in some of Caerphilly's rivers. A migratory salmonid licence is required in addition to the standard rod licence.
View all rivers, stillwaters and canals across Caerphilly on the interactive map. Filter by species, water type and access.