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.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Conditions are ideal for Llyn Cwellyn — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Cwellyn is one of the few Welsh waters with a natural Arctic char population — eighty-seven hectares of deep glacial lake (max 37 m) on the Afon Gwyrfai, at the foot of Snowdon. SAC-designated. Wild brown trout shoreward; char in the deep water (you'll need a boat to fish them properly), and the occasional salmon working up the Gwyrfai. The setting is what it is — Snowdon's western flank behind you, Moel Eilio in front.
Cwellyn is one of the few Welsh waters with a natural Arctic char population — eighty-seven hectares of deep glacial lake (max 37 m) on the Afon Gwyrfai, at the foot of Snowdon.
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.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Llyn Cwellyn — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Cwellyn is one of the few Welsh waters with a natural Arctic char population — eighty-seven hectares of deep glacial lake (max 37 m) on the Afon Gwyrfai, at the foot of Snowdon. SAC-designated. Wild brown trout shoreward; char in the deep water (you'll need a boat to fish them properly), and the occasional salmon working up the Gwyrfai. The setting is what it is — Snowdon's western flank behind you, Moel Eilio in front.
