Stillwater · Mixed · North West / Derbyshire–Lancashire Border, GB-ENG

Arnfield Fly Fishery

Arnfield fly fishery cafe & Thai restaurant venue image

A 40-acre fly fishery in the Derbyshire Peak District, set in glorious countryside at the crossroads of four counties.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Arnfield Fly Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
53% confidence

Arnfield Fly Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 6 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
NW 6 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp13°C
CloudClear
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Arnfield Fly Fishery. 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 fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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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2
2
2
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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
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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About this water

A 40-acre fly fishery in the Derbyshire Peak District, set in glorious countryside at the crossroads of four counties. Heavily stocked with rainbow, blue, and brown trout to 20 lb. Ten traditional Loch Lomond boats available; abundant natural fly life and a solid bankside tree line swim with excellent feeding lies.

  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January31 December
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