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Eyebrook Reservoir

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Fair · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Good summer conditions for Eyebrook Reservoir
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.
61% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindNW 7 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 7 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp25°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
Buzzer hatches April through June at first light; sedges in summer; small black flies into October. Eyebrook fishes more wild than its size suggests.
Where
Quiet bays and the deeper edges away from the boat traffic. Weed margins hold browns reliably.
Method
Drifted team of three on a floating line. Slow the retrieve and read each lane — Eyebrook rewards water-craft.
Kit
10 ft #7 boat rod, floating and slow-intermediate lines, 6 to 7 lb fluoro. Drogue and a long-handled net.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

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

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
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
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Eyebrook Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Damsel Nymph is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
Related guides
Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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