Stillwater · Mixed · South / Oxfordshire

Farmoor Reservoir

Wide panoramic view across the open water of Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire.
Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Farmoor Reservoir
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 10 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp30°C
CloudClear
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
April–June
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

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

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

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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F
M
A
M
J
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
55%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp25%

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

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Gallery · 4
  1. Wide panoramic view across the open water of Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire.
    Farmoor Reservoir
  2. Open water expanse of Farmoor Reservoir viewed from the northern bank with the far shore and sky.
    Looking across Farmoor Reservoir
  3. Farmoor Reservoir water surface viewed across the open reservoir, Oxfordshire.
    Farmoor Reservoir
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
  • Damsel Nymph is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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