Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Cambrian Mountains (Ceredigion/Powys border, above Talybont)

Llyn Nant y Cagal

A small white and blue rowing boat resting on the grassy bank of a calm upland lake, with bare moorland hills reflected in the water.
Marginal · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
A patient day, if you fancy it
Good wave on — drift country. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
37% confidence
limited data

Llyn Nant y Cagal is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 14 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 14 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp20°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
The buzzer is on. Daddy Longlegs may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well. The breeze will be blowing terrestrial insects onto the water — check the wind lanes and downwind margins for rising fish.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. 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

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Talybont Angling AssociationAccess varies
Part-owned hill lake above Talybont with wild browns and stocked rainbows.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
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4.0 km
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Llyn Penrhaeadr
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Brown trout · Perch
Llyn Craig-y-Pistyll
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Gallery · 2
  1. A small white and blue rowing boat resting on the grassy bank of a calm upland lake, with bare moorland hills reflected in the water.
    A skiff at the old Miners Dam, Llyn Nantycagal
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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