Stillwater · Mixed · North East / Northumberland

Langley Dam Fishery

Langley Dam fishing lake with jetty and drystone wall in the foreground, Northumberland
Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
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Good drifting conditions on Langley Dam Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
50% confidence

Langley Dam Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 25 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 25 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp22°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The daddy longlegs are on. Buzzers may also come into play as the day warms. The breeze will be blowing terrestrial insects onto the water — check the wind lanes and downwind margins for rising fish.
Where
Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — at anchor

Windy conditions suit anchoring in productive areas rather than open-water drifting.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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M
A
M
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J
A
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
45%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp60%

Conditions are away from Langley Dam Fishery's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Langley Dam fishing lake with jetty and drystone wall in the foreground, Northumberland
    Langley Dam Fishery, Northumberland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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