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Crombie Reservoir

Crombie Reservoir terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Kate McLaren · 12-14
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Evening session looks promising at Crombie Reservoir
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
54% confidence

Crombie Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 23 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Kate McLaren
Kate McLaren12-14
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Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 23 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp
Air temp20°C
CloudClear
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Crombie Reservoir. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready.
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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 Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. 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

If the daddy is being refused, drop to a hopper or a single foam beetle and cover rising fish individually.

Watch for

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

Bank, sheltered shores

In wind, bank fish the lee shore — boats can anchor in productive areas if conditions allow.

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
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
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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
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
38%
Cloud25%
Wind30%
Temp60%

Conditions are away from Crombie Reservoir's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Daddy Longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April31 October
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