Stillwater · Limestone · South West / Cotswolds (Gloucestershire), GB-ENG

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries terrain map

Two managed Cotswold gravel-pit lakes near Lechlade-on-Thames — Bushyleaze (the larger headline water, around 17 acres) and the smaller, more intimate Lechlade Lake.

Fair · Rainbow
Daddy Long Legs · 10-12
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Good summer conditions for Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
60% confidence

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNE 17 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10-12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
NE 17 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

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-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
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
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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About this water

Two managed Cotswold gravel-pit lakes near Lechlade-on-Thames — Bushyleaze (the larger headline water, around 17 acres) and the smaller, more intimate Lechlade Lake. The fishery's reputation is built on specimen rainbow trout: double-figure fish are stocked regularly and fish into the mid-twenties have been recorded. The water is year-round and fills the practical winter gap that Chew, Blagdon and Barrow leave when they close — January and February sport on big rainbows is the unique selling point. Fly-only on the trout lakes; pike fly fishing available in winter on selected dates. About ninety minutes east of Bristol via the A417, and worth the drive when the rivers are blown out or the reservoirs are shut.

  • Fishery
  • Limestone
Why this score
  • summer conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
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