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Raygill Fishing Lakes

Raygill Fishing Lakes venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Daddy Long Legs · 10–12
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Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Raygill Fishing Lakes
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Raygill Fishing Lakes is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 20 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 32 km/h
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10–12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 32 km/h
W 20 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp12.0°C
Air temp9°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1007 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 Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Raygill Fishing Lakes well for autumn tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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 Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

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

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 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
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F
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J
A
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
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.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Black buzzer, orange thorax
In this water’s box: Black Buzzer
#10
How to fish it
Intermediate line · let the breeze drift the team, then hang it 15–30 s

Fly recommendations

Point fly shown — supporters see the whole team, sizes and why.

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Ranked for today
Fly box · Rainbow
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Raygill Fishing Lakes — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Washburn Valley Fisheries
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
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Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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