Stillwater · Sandstone · East Midlands

Ogston Reservoir (Fisherman's Carpark)

Wide view across Ogston Reservoir with surrounding Derbyshire countryside under an open sky.

Ogston is a sandstone-country reservoir in the Amber valley of Derbyshire, a well-established trout water with a faithful following and a reputation for fishing honestly.

Fair · Rainbow
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-16
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Ogston Reservoir (Fisherman's Carpark)
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSE 11 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
SE 11 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp22°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 Ogston Reservoir (Fisherman's Carpark). 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

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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
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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Derbyshire Wye
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Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
River Derwent (Derbyshire)
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Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Wide view across Ogston Reservoir with surrounding Derbyshire countryside under an open sky.
    Ogston Reservoir viewed from Wet Lane, Higham, Derbyshire.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Ogston is a sandstone-country reservoir in the Amber valley of Derbyshire, a well-established trout water with a faithful following and a reputation for fishing honestly. Sandstone catchments give softer, slightly coloured water rather than the gin-clear flow off limestone — no bad thing for the angler, since a tinge of colour gives a fish confidence. The rainbows cruise and the browns hold near the dam and the deeper margins. Like all open reservoirs, it lives and dies by the wind: a steady breeze pushing onto a bank stacks the food and the fish, while a flat calm can leave you casting at water that looks beautiful and holds nothing willing. Best read by wind, light and water temperature.

  • Reservoir
  • Sandstone
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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