Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Clwydian Range (Alyn catchment)

Llyn Cae Newydd

A small reservoir lake with an embankment dam, surrounded by snow-covered fields and bare trees, near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range.
Fair · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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.
47% confidence
limited data

Llyn Cae Newydd is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 15 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The daddy longlegs are on. Sedge may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
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.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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
Trout fly box
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Cilcain Community ShopAccess varies
Cilcain FFA water in the Clwydian hills, topped up monthly with Chirk Trout Farm rainbows alongside resident wild browns.
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.

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Gallery · 2
  1. A small reservoir lake with an embankment dam, surrounded by snow-covered fields and bare trees, near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range.
    Cilcain No 3 Reservoir
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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