Stillwater · Cambrian Slate Ordovician Volcanics · Wales / Snowdonia (Llanberis Pass), GB-WLS

Llyn Padarn

Llyn Padarn lake at Llanberis on a calm morning, with Snowdonia's mountains beyond the water.
Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
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Good drifting conditions on Llyn Padarn
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
57% confidence

Llyn Padarn is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNE 16 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 21 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 21 km/h
NE 16 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp11.6°C
Air temp11°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1037 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The lake olive is on. Buzzer 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

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Trout
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
97-hectare moraine-dammed glacial lake below Llanberis Pass — wild brown trout shoreward, Arctic char (torgoch) in the deep water.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Llyn Padarn lake at Llanberis on a calm morning, with Snowdonia's mountains beyond the water.
    Llyn Padarn at Llanberis, Gwynedd, with the Snowdonia mountains in the background.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
  • Lake Olive is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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