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
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

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

What moved it
  • WindW 31 km/hFresh breeze · Gusts to 50 km/h
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10-12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze · Gusts to 50 km/h
W 31 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp14.6°C
Air temp15°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1012 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.
Where
Start with Viva (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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 Viva (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October 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
45%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp60%

Conditions are away from Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

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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
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout year-round → year-round
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