Stillwater · Mixed · North West / Lancashire

Curley's Trout Fishery

An angler fishing the bank of Wallsuches Reservoir, home of Curley's Trout Fishery, Horwich, Greater Manchester.

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.

Good · Rainbow
Diawl Bach · 12-14
Goodlive now
Good summer conditions for Curley's Trout Fishery
Good wave on — drift country. Drift fishing weather — three flies on a long leader.
68% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Diawl Bach
Diawl Bach12-14
Washing-line, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 13 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudClear
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Year-round
Where
Start with Peeping Caddis (10-12) — on the point. 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 Peeping Caddis (10-12) — on the point. 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

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

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
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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F
M
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M
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J
A
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
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
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
10-14 · Gammarus Scud
Washing-line, sub-surface
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
64%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. An angler fishing the bank of Wallsuches Reservoir, home of Curley's Trout Fishery, Horwich, Greater Manchester.
    Angling at Wallsuches Reservoir, home of Curley's Trout Fishery, near Horwich, Bolton.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April30 September
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Booking & contacts