Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — 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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Two spring-fed man-made lakes on a working farm near M6 J36 / Milnthorpe, very fertile (pH ~8) with prolific buzzer, olive, damsel and caenis hatches. WADAA-managed rainbow-only fly fishery with level banks suited to beginners and disabled access.
Two spring-fed man-made lakes on a working farm near M6 J36 / Milnthorpe, very fertile (pH ~8) with prolific buzzer, olive, damsel and caenis hatches.
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — 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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 2 with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Two spring-fed man-made lakes on a working farm near M6 J36 / Milnthorpe, very fertile (pH ~8) with prolific buzzer, olive, damsel and caenis hatches. WADAA-managed rainbow-only fly fishery with level banks suited to beginners and disabled access.
