The locality's claim to angling fame is in having not only good runs of salmon but also excellent runs of sea trout (sewin)
The locality's claim to angling fame is in having not only good runs of salmon but also excellent runs of sea trout (sewin); this implies that if river levels are too low or the weather too bright for successful salmon or sewin fishing during the day, there are, at least, reasonable prospects for sewin fishing at night.
In the olden days netting was undertaken on the rivers, and coracles were used on the Conwy and on pools in the Lledr and Llugwy rivers, and on a few of the local lakes. There was a salmon trap below Ty'n-y-berth and another a little way above the Black Pool. Both were removed between 1856 and 1866. An unconfirmed, near-record catch with rod and line of an Atlantic salmon was made in 1892. The fish weighed 461bs and was caught on the Conwy river a ½ mile or so north of Betws y Coed.
