Rhondda Cynon Taf offers 13 mapped fishing waters on PiscaMaps, including 9 rivers, 4 stillwaters. Species found across Rhondda Cynon Taf's waters include Brown trout, Bullhead, Stone loach, brown trout, grayling, roach, dace, chub.
Fishing in Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf. 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.
16 species recorded across Rhondda Cynon Taf's rivers, lakes:
| Brown trout | 6 waters |
| Bullhead | 5 waters |
| Stone loach | 5 waters |
| brown trout | 3 waters |
| grayling | 3 waters |
| roach | 3 waters |
| dace | 3 waters |
| chub | 2 waters |
| Sea trout | 2 waters |
| Grayling | 2 waters |
| barbel | 1 water |
| pike | 1 water |
View all rivers, stillwaters and canals across Rhondda Cynon Taf on the interactive map. Filter by species, water type and access.