Stillwater · Ordovician Volcanics · Wales / Llŷn Peninsula (Eifionydd, Dwyfor catchment)

Llyn Cwmystradllyn

Still blue water of Llyn Cwmystradllyn with a submerged boundary fence, green hills, and an old slate quarry scar on the far hillside under a cloudy sky.

Cwmystradllyn is Pwllheli & District's headline stillwater, a reservoir on the Llŷn side of the Snowdonia boundary stocked with rainbows and blue trout over a base of wild browns — a more varied bag than most of the small upland llyns manage.

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

Llyn Cwmystradllyn is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 16 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 35 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 35 km/h
N 16 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp8.8°C
Air temp11°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 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 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

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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
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Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Pwllheli & District AAAccess varies
The association's headline reservoir — stocked rainbows and blue trout over a base of wild browns, in the quieter Dwyfor catchment west of Snowdonia proper.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Still blue water of Llyn Cwmystradllyn with a submerged boundary fence, green hills, and an old slate quarry scar on the far hillside under a cloudy sky.
    Llyn Cwmystradllyn
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Cwmystradllyn is Pwllheli & District's headline stillwater, a reservoir on the Llŷn side of the Snowdonia boundary stocked with rainbows and blue trout over a base of wild browns — a more varied bag than most of the small upland llyns manage. The club keeps its site current, which is more than can be said for some of the region's waters, and Cwmystradllyn benefits from it: better information, a clearer stocking picture, and a reputation as the association's most reliable sport. It sits in the Dwyfor catchment on the quieter, western edge of the mountains, away from the Snowdon crowds, and gives the Llŷn Peninsula's anglers a genuine stillwater option without having to cross into Eryri proper for it.

  • Lake
  • Ordovician volcanics
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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