A 200-year-old former mill reservoir on the edge of Rivington Country Park at Wallsuches, Horwich (Bolton, Lancashire), fly-only on the 6-acre main water with bank, pontoon and boat fishing, plus a smaller any-method lake for beginners and an on-site restaurant. The 'England' hint resolves to Greater Manchester/Lancashire border.
Evening session looks promising at Curleys Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Curleys Trout Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready. Advice is based on the typical character of lancashire, cumbria & pennine small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
51% confidence in this read
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Conditions on the water
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Wind
W 12 km/h
Gentle breeze
Wave
20 cm ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
11°C
Cloud
Broken
Pressure
1012 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
How to fish · for rainbow trout
The brief
When · where · method · kit
How to fish it · for rainbow trout
When
Year-round
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.
Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
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.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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A
M
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J
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Today's fly · curated pack
Top pattern + the box
6 patterns from this venue's curated pack
Evidence
Why today scores what it does
The factors driving today's verdict
Why this score
- summer conditions with cloud skies and breezy wind.
- Patterns drawn from the Lancashire, Cumbria & Pennine Small Fisheries regional profile.
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Curley's Trout Fishery · profile
Who this water suits
Strengths · watch-outs · best for
About this water
Curley's Trout Fishery, on the water
Field guide · contributor-editedCurley's Trout Fishery · about
What this water is
Background · character · contributors
About this water
A 200-year-old former mill reservoir on the edge of Rivington Country Park at Wallsuches, Horwich (Bolton, Lancashire), fly-only on the 6-acre main water with bank, pontoon and boat fishing, plus a smaller any-method lake for beginners and an on-site restaurant. The 'England' hint resolves to Greater Manchester/Lancashire border.
- Reservoir
- Mixed
Curley's Trout Fishery · directions
How to get to the water
Directions
Curley's Trout Fishery · zones
Where the rules change
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 April → 30 September
Curley's Trout Fishery
Terrain map
A 200-year-old former mill reservoir on the edge of Rivington Country Park at Wallsuches, Horwich (Bolton, Lancashire), fly-only on the 6-acre main water with bank, pontoon and boat fishing, plus a smaller any-method lake for beginners and an on-site restaurant.
Species
Evening session looks promising at Curleys Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Curleys Trout Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready. Advice is based on the typical character of lancashire, cumbria & pennine small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
51% confidence in this read
Conditions
Wind
W 12 km/h
Gentle breeze
Wave
20 cm ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
11°C
Cloud
Broken
Pressure
1012 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Condition match
65%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp60%
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
How to fish it · for rainbow trout
When
Year-round
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.
Why this score
- summer conditions with cloud skies and breezy wind.
- Patterns drawn from the Lancashire, Cumbria & Pennine Small Fisheries regional profile.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Directions
About this water
A 200-year-old former mill reservoir on the edge of Rivington Country Park at Wallsuches, Horwich (Bolton, Lancashire), fly-only on the 6-acre main water with bank, pontoon and boat fishing, plus a smaller any-method lake for beginners and an on-site restaurant. The 'England' hint resolves to Greater Manchester/Lancashire border.
- Reservoir
- Mixed
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 April → 30 September
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
A 200-year-old former mill reservoir on the edge of Rivington Country Park at Wallsuches, Horwich (Bolton, Lancashire), fly-only on the 6-acre main water with bank, pontoon and boat fishing, plus a smaller any-method lake for beginners and an on-site restaurant. The 'England' hint resolves to Greater Manchester/Lancashire border.
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