Stillwater · Ordovician Volcanics · Wales / Snowdonia (Conwy catchment), GB-WLS

Llyn Bodgynydd

View across Llyn Bodgynydd lake toward forested hills with Moel Siabod mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.

Bodgynydd sits above the Conwy Valley on Llanrwst Anglers' patch, close enough to Bychan and Goddionduon to share the same hills and the same weather, though it's a different club altogether that looks after it.

Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
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Good drifting conditions on Llyn Bodgynydd
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
55% confidence

Llyn Bodgynydd is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 20 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
N 20 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp8.4°C
Air temp10°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftN wind
Southern end

A northerly has held for 13 hours, running warmer than the water (10°C air against 8°C water). Expect fish at the southern end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The buzzer is on. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
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. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
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. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.

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

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 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 Llanrwst Anglers ClubAccess varies
Conwy Valley hill lake managed by Llanrwst Anglers Club; wild brown trout with stocked rainbows, walk-in access, no boat.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. View across Llyn Bodgynydd lake toward forested hills with Moel Siabod mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.
    Llyn Bodgynydd with Moel Siabod in the background
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Bodgynydd sits above the Conwy Valley on Llanrwst Anglers' patch, close enough to Bychan and Goddionduon to share the same hills and the same weather, though it's a different club altogether that looks after it. Wild browns are the backbone of the fishing, dark little fish that have made their own living here, and the club supplements them with stocked rainbows to keep the sport ticking along for members who want something more certain to show for an evening out. It's a working club lake rather than a showpiece — no boat, a walk to reach it, and a membership roll of people who know exactly where the fish sit and aren't in any hurry to tell you.

  • Lake
  • Ordovician volcanics
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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