Welcome to the Wye Salmon Fishery Owners' Association (WSFOA)

WSFOA is an independent organisation established to represent the interests of Fishery Owners of the river Wye and its tributaries. Its objects are:

(1) To safeguard the interests of the Wye Salmon Fishery Owners in all matters affecting their fishing rights.

(2) To promote the well being of salmon fishing on the Wye.

These objects have ensured that the views of the river owners are represented at all levels and that the primary concern - commercially sustainable stocks of Atlantic salmon - is foremost in any decision made relating to the river. This has taken the Association into all realms of fishery management and was responsible for the formation of a trust - The Wye Foundation (later the Wye and Usk) to carry out this role.

WSFOA works very closely with the Wye and Usk Foundation to secure this end and is represented on many committees such as the Environment Agency's Regional Fisheries, Conservation Recreation and Navigation and the Wye and Usk Foundation's board of trustees. The Association is a very significant fund raiser for Wye river conservation.

It is through having a very substantial proportion of owners as members that has enabled the Association to press the case for the salmon.

To anyone who has an interest in the river Wye, we hope you find the site of interest.

Membership

Membership of the Association is open to anyone who owns a fishery within the Wye catchment, including tributaries such as the Monnow, Lugg, Arrow, Irfon and Ithon. In addition, non members are welcome to view this site for news of the Wye salmon fishery, including latest catches, conditions and owners' views on the current issues affecting the river.

You will become part of an organisation that has a say in how the river is managed and influence the government bodies that are charged with looking after it. In addition, we are one of the first to learn of the latest news in such areas as monitoring and research.

Membership rates are fixed by the committee annually and the current rate is £80 per annum.

Please click here to download a membership form.

Who's who

Chairman: Major Patrick Darling

Secretary: Seth Johnson-Marshall

Treasurer: Ian Astley

Committee:
A R Fitzpatrick
G Hemus
Major General JCOR Hopkinson
M Hudson
S J Marsh-Smith
N Odey
M Palfrey
A Pope
D Revill
M A Timmis
Wayne Tyler