Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Cambrian Mountains (Doethie/Tywi headwaters, above Tregaron), GB-WLS

Llyn Berwyn

A calm upland lake surrounded by conifer trees, with flat rocks in the foreground on the near shore, under a partly cloudy sky.

Berwyn sits apart from the Teifi Pools cluster that Tregaron AA is better known for, out on its own patch of moor above the town, holding a population of wild brown trout that see remarkably little pressure.

Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Buzzer expected on Llyn Berwyn
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
60% confidence

Llyn Berwyn is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 10 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
NW 10 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp10.0°C
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1016 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 Trout
When
Late April–June; evening rises through summer
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

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 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Tregaron Angling AssociationAccess varies
Quiet wild-brown-trout lake above Tregaron, separate from the Teifi Pools group.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Llyn Berwyn — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. A calm upland lake surrounded by conifer trees, with flat rocks in the foreground on the near shore, under a partly cloudy sky.
    Llyn Berwyn
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Berwyn sits apart from the Teifi Pools cluster that Tregaron AA is better known for, out on its own patch of moor above the town, holding a population of wild brown trout that see remarkably little pressure. There's no shared ticket gimmick or reservoir bundle here — just a lake, a walk, and fish that have to work for a living in thin upland water. Cymdeithas Pysgota Tregaron keeps the access simple, which suits a venue like this: nothing to overthink, nothing to oversell. If the Teifi Pools lakes are the club's headline water, Berwyn is the quieter answer for anyone who'd rather not share the bank with anyone at all.

  • Lake
  • Silurian mudstone shale
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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