Stillwater · Peat · North West / Lancashire

Entwistle Reservoir

Entwistle Reservoir venue image
Good · Rainbow
Diawl Bach · 12-14
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Good summer conditions for Entwistle Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. Drift fishing weather — three flies on a long leader.
68% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSW 5 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Diawl Bach
Diawl Bach12-14
Washing-line, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
SW 5 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Entwistle Reservoir well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.

Watch for

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

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
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
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
10-14 · Gammarus Scud
Washing-line, sub-surface
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
85%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Entwistle Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
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Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April30 September
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