Start with Olive 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.
Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.
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 reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
434-acre lowland reservoir near Pontypool. Stocked rainbow and brown trout fishery with boat and bank access. This location also provides access to the Usk River section that feeds the reservoir — managed via fishingpassport.co.uk. Lower altitude than Brenig/Clywedog — warmer, longer season. Good all-round stillwater with buzzer, damsel and lure fishing all productive. Visitor centre and cafe.
NRW WFD Cycle 3 (lake) — Llandegfedd Reservoir: Moderate ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from a river reach to the reservoir's own lake waterbody (was recorded Good). Source: NRW DataMapWales WFD Cycle 3 classification layer.
NRW (Wales) · GB30941363
Llandegfedd Reservoir
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434-acre lowland reservoir near Pontypool.
Start with Olive 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.
Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.
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 reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
434-acre lowland reservoir near Pontypool. Stocked rainbow and brown trout fishery with boat and bank access. This location also provides access to the Usk River section that feeds the reservoir — managed via fishingpassport.co.uk. Lower altitude than Brenig/Clywedog — warmer, longer season. Good all-round stillwater with buzzer, damsel and lure fishing all productive. Visitor centre and cafe.
NRW WFD Cycle 3 (lake) — Llandegfedd Reservoir: Moderate ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from a river reach to the reservoir's own lake waterbody (was recorded Good). Source: NRW DataMapWales WFD Cycle 3 classification layer.
NRW (Wales) · GB30941363