Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — 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.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Upper Derwent Valley reservoir above Ladybower — bank fishing in a dramatic gritstone valley. More remote and exposed than Ladybower. Stocked rainbows and wild browns from feeder streams. The moorland setting provides solitude. No boats. Managed by Severn Trent Water.
Upper Derwent Valley reservoir above Ladybower — bank fishing in a dramatic gritstone valley.
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — 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.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Upper Derwent Valley reservoir above Ladybower — bank fishing in a dramatic gritstone valley. More remote and exposed than Ladybower. Stocked rainbows and wild browns from feeder streams. The moorland setting provides solitude. No boats. Managed by Severn Trent Water.
