A south-westerly has held for most of a day at much the same temperature as the 11°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. 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.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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A good match for Llyn Dulyn — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
The Black Lake — fifty-eight metres deep in a brooding glacial cwm beneath Garnedd Uchaf and Foel Grach, 580 metres above sea level. Thirteen hectares of cold, dark water holding wild brown trout and a tiny Arctic char population. Very lightly fished — two and three-quarter miles' walk in keeps it that way. Bank only, two-fish limit. The kind of place where you stop and notice you're being watched by a buzzard.
The Black Lake — fifty-eight metres deep in a brooding glacial cwm beneath Garnedd Uchaf and Foel Grach, 580 metres above sea level.
A south-westerly has held for most of a day at much the same temperature as the 11°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. 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.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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.
A good match for Llyn Dulyn — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
The Black Lake — fifty-eight metres deep in a brooding glacial cwm beneath Garnedd Uchaf and Foel Grach, 580 metres above sea level. Thirteen hectares of cold, dark water holding wild brown trout and a tiny Arctic char population. Very lightly fished — two and three-quarter miles' walk in keeps it that way. Bank only, two-fish limit. The kind of place where you stop and notice you're being watched by a buzzard.
