Stillwater · Slate · South Wales / Neath Port Talbot

Abernant Farm Fishery

Abernant Farm Fishery terrain map

Abernant Farm Fishery sits in the Cambrian hills — a working farm with small managed trout ponds.

Good · Rainbow
Diawl Bach · 12-14
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Good summer conditions for Abernant Farm Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
65% confidence

Abernant Farm Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 14 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Diawl Bach
Diawl Bach12-14
Washing-line, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
N 14 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Abernant Farm Fishery 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 — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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 — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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

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

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box

More compact-water behaviour, often winter-friendly, with simple lures, blobs, boobies and small naturals all in play depending on water colour and stocking freshness.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Abernant Farm Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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About this water

Abernant Farm Fishery sits in the Cambrian hills — a working farm with small managed trout ponds. It's run as a day-ticket venue for anglers seeking a compact, friendly, no-fuss experience. Stocked rainbows and browns inhabit the ponds; the farm setting means personal attention and flexible access. Spring and early summer see the best sport. This is the kind of venue where the owner knows the trout, knows the water, and takes genuine pleasure in helping you connect. Small-water fly fishing at its most straightforward and welcoming.

  • Fishery
  • Slate
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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