Stillwater · Ordovician Volcanics · Wales / Snowdonia (Blaenau Ffestiniog uplands)

Llyn Dubach

Upland lake (Llyn Dubach) in two connected basins, seen from above with the Moelwyn hills in the background, Snowdonia.

This Dubach — not to be confused with Dubach y Bont a few miles west, a mix-up that's caught out more than one visiting angler — is an eight-acre water split down the middle by an old stone wall into two connected halves.

Marginal · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
A patient day, if you fancy it
Good wave on — drift country. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
37% confidence
limited data

Llyn Dubach is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 13 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp18°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

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

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

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
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
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Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Cambrian Angling AssociationAccess varies
Eight-acre water divided by a stone wall into two connected, fishable halves, distinct from Llyn Dubach y Bont a few miles west; covered by the Cambrian AA's single day ticket across the whole llyn portfolio.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Upland lake (Llyn Dubach) in two connected basins, seen from above with the Moelwyn hills in the background, Snowdonia.
    View west across Llyn Du-bach
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

This Dubach — not to be confused with Dubach y Bont a few miles west, a mix-up that's caught out more than one visiting angler — is an eight-acre water split down the middle by an old stone wall into two connected halves. Both sides hold fish, and the wall itself makes a handy casting platform if you don't mind an audience of sheep. It's a straightforward wild brown trout water without much of a story attached, which after Cwmorthin's record fish and Cwm Foel's dam history is almost a relief — sometimes a llyn can just be a good place to fish.

  • Lake
  • Ordovician volcanics
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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