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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Sedge evening rise expected on Llyn Bodgynydd
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
64% confidence

Llyn Bodgynydd is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 12 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
N 12 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp12°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1026 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
The sedge is on. Daddy Longlegs may also come into play as the day warms. 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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise. 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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise. 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

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

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August 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
88%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp60%

Conditions are ideal for Llyn Bodgynydd — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Sedge is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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