Stillwater · Limestone · South West / Cotswolds (Gloucestershire)

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries terrain map

Two managed Cotswold gravel-pit lakes near Lechlade-on-Thames — Bushyleaze (the larger headline water, around 17 acres) and the smaller, more intimate Lechlade Lake.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
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.
48% confidence
limited data

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SE 8 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudClear
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
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

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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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

Two managed Cotswold gravel-pit lakes near Lechlade-on-Thames — Bushyleaze (the larger headline water, around 17 acres) and the smaller, more intimate Lechlade Lake. The fishery's reputation is built on specimen rainbow trout: double-figure fish are stocked regularly and fish into the mid-twenties have been recorded. The water is year-round and fills the practical winter gap that Chew, Blagdon and Barrow leave when they close — January and February sport on big rainbows is the unique selling point. Fly-only on the trout lakes; pike fly fishing available in winter on selected dates. About ninety minutes east of Bristol via the A417, and worth the drive when the rivers are blown out or the reservoirs are shut.

  • Fishery
  • Limestone
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
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