Stillwater · Mixed · East Midlands / Northamptonshire, GB-ENG

Ravensthorpe Reservoir

Ravensthorpe Reservoir venue image
Good · Pike
Buzzer (14–16) · 10–14
Goodlive now
Summer pike — dawn and dusk topwater
Good wave on — drift country. Drift fishing weather — three flies on a long leader.
77% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer (14–16)
Buzzer (14–16)10–14
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 13 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp16°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are ambush-feeding from weed cover. Fry and small perch concentrate in the warm shallows, drawing pike in during low-light periods. Mid-day pike retreat to deeper weed channels.
Where
Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.
The plan
Plan A

Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.

Plan B

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

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

Hatch predictions

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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
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2
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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Lake OliveHatch
2
3
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2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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Why this score
  • Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
  • Welshman's Button is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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