Stillwater · Slate · Mid-Wales / Cambrian Mountains

Abernant Farm Fishery

Abernant Farm Fishery terrain map
Terrain map

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

Fair · Rainbow
Diawl Bach · 12-14
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Good summer conditions for Abernant Farm Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
61% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 7 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Diawl Bach
Diawl Bach12-14
Washing-line, 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 temp13°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

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 Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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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
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
88%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp60%

Conditions are ideal for Abernant Farm Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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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
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Small Stillwater Playbookstillwater tacticsThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperatureEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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