Stillwater · Mixed · South East

Bough Beech Reservoir

Bough Beech Reservoir terrain map

Bough Beech sits in the Kent Weald looking more like a flooded valley than a waterworks, which is part of its charm.

Fair · Rainbow
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-16
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Bough Beech Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
56% confidence
What moved it
  • WindE 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
E 9 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp19°C
CloudClear
Pressure—
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Bough Beech Reservoir. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
Where
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

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

Watch for

Silverhorn should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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

Spider-heavy and practical. Strong tradition of North Country soft hackles, useful nymphing, and simple dry flies when fish rise properly.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

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About this water

Bough Beech sits in the Kent Weald looking more like a flooded valley than a waterworks, which is part of its charm. It's reservoir trout fishing in the proper sense — rainbows that cruise rather than hold, and a few browns that lurk near the deeper margins and make you work for them. The fishing turns on small things. A buzzer hatch on a still spring morning will have fish head-and-tailing in the film, and a light ripple does more good than harm by hiding your leader. Pick a bright bright midday and the fish go down and sulk, which at least gives you time to watch the cormorants and reconsider your life choices. Best read by wind, light and water temperature.

  • Reservoir
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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