Stillwater · Sandstone · South West / Somerset

Hawkridge Fishery

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A small Somerset commercial fishery on the slopes of the Quantock Hills, run separately from nearby Hawkridge Reservoir.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Hawkridge Fishery
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.
56% confidence
What moved it
  • WindS 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
S 9 km/h
N
S
from the south
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudClear
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Year-round
Where
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — 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 (12-16) — 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

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

Bank

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

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.

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Through the year
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Lake OliveHatch
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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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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About this water

A small Somerset commercial fishery on the slopes of the Quantock Hills, run separately from nearby Hawkridge Reservoir. The species list is the longest of any trout water in England: rainbow, brown, blue, tiger, golden, and sparctic — Hawkridge was the first water in the UK to stock sparctic hybrids in 2018, and the surprise doubles that show up from any of these crosses are the appeal. Quiet, intimate, and reliably stocked. The kind of place where the fish you don't expect is the one you remember.

  • Fishery
  • Sandstone
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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