Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Cambrian Mountains (Doethie/Tywi headwaters, above Tregaron)

Llyn Berwyn

A calm upland lake surrounded by conifer trees, with flat rocks in the foreground on the near shore, under a partly cloudy sky.

Berwyn sits apart from the Teifi Pools cluster that Tregaron AA is better known for, out on its own patch of moor above the town, holding a population of wild brown trout that see remarkably little pressure.

Marginal · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
A patient day, if you fancy it
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.
43% confidence
limited data

Llyn Berwyn is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 12 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 12 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp25°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
Late April–June; evening rises through summer
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

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 4 with Pro.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Tregaron Angling AssociationAccess varies
Quiet wild-brown-trout lake above Tregaron, separate from the Teifi Pools group.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
54%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp25%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Llyn Gynon
10 km
Brown trout
Llyn Egnant
11 km
Brown trout
Llyn Teifi
11 km
Brown trout
Llyn Carw
12 km
Brown trout
Llyn Hir
12 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A calm upland lake surrounded by conifer trees, with flat rocks in the foreground on the near shore, under a partly cloudy sky.
    Llyn Berwyn
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Berwyn sits apart from the Teifi Pools cluster that Tregaron AA is better known for, out on its own patch of moor above the town, holding a population of wild brown trout that see remarkably little pressure. There's no shared ticket gimmick or reservoir bundle here — just a lake, a walk, and fish that have to work for a living in thin upland water. Cymdeithas Pysgota Tregaron keeps the access simple, which suits a venue like this: nothing to overthink, nothing to oversell. If the Teifi Pools lakes are the club's headline water, Berwyn is the quieter answer for anyone who'd rather not share the bank with anyone at all.

  • Lake
  • Silurian mudstone shale
Why this score
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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