Stillwater · Mixed · North West / Lancashire

Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery

Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery venue image

Two large fly-only lakes (Barns and Beacon, 11 acres each) in the shadow of Beacon Fell Country Park.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
52% confidence

Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 15 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp22°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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 Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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.

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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About this water

Two large fly-only lakes (Barns and Beacon, 11 acres each) in the shadow of Beacon Fell Country Park. Stocked with quality rainbow, brown, blue, and tiger trout. Boats available. Abundant natural fly life including buzzers, sedge, damsel, and pond olive. On-site facilities with fishing hut.

  • Mixed
Why this score
  • summer conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January31 December
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