Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Cambrian Mountains (upper Twymyn catchment, above Llanbrynmair), GB-WLS

Llyn Gwyddior

A calm upland lake seen across open moorland, with a band of conifer forestry on the far hillside under a partly cloudy sky.

Gwyddior keeps company with Coch Hwyad in the hills above Llanbrynmair, part of the same small association's modest patch of upland water in the headwaters of the Twymyn.

Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Sedge evening rise expected on Llyn Gwyddior
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
64% confidence

Llyn Gwyddior is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 11 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
N 11 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp12°C
CloudClear
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
Late April–June; evening rises through summer
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.
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.

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
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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
Access via Llanbrynmair Angling AssociationAccess varies
Small unstocked hill lake above Llanbrynmair, wild brown trout, fly only.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. A calm upland lake seen across open moorland, with a band of conifer forestry on the far hillside under a partly cloudy sky.
    Llyn Gwyddior from the west
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Gwyddior keeps company with Coch Hwyad in the hills above Llanbrynmair, part of the same small association's modest patch of upland water in the headwaters of the Twymyn. Wild brown trout, unstocked, largely unbothered by anglers from outside the valley — this is about as far from a marketed fishery as Welsh stillwater fishing gets. There's a directness to it that's easy to like: no boats, no elaborate rules, just a lake in the hills and a club that keeps things simple. Worth the effort of tracking down permission if you're already in Llanbrynmair country working the Twymyn or its neighbours, and want a stillwater detour without the usual trimmings.

  • Lake
  • Silurian mudstone shale
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Sedge is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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