Stillwater · Granite · North Wales / Gwynedd

Llyn Trawsfynydd Reservoir

Llyn Trawsfynydd from the shore, open water filling the foreground with moorland hills beyond.
Contributor photo

Llyn Trawsfynydd

Jeff Buck - CC BY-SA 2.0

Llyn Trawsfynydd sits high in Snowdonia — a dramatic, wind-blown upland water surrounded by moorland and crag.

Fair · Rainbow
Olive Damsel · 10-12
Fairlive now
Tougher conditions for Llyn Trawsfynydd Reservoir today — adapt your approach
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
54% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSW 18 km/hGentle breeze
Today’s fly
OD
Olive Damsel10-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
SW 18 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp
Air temp16°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
The buzzer is on at Llyn Trawsfynydd Reservoir. Murrough may also come into play as the day develops. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Olive Damsel (10-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Olive Damsel (10-12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.

Watch for

Watch for Murrough towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 5
  1. Llyn Trawsfynydd from the shore, open water filling the foreground with moorland hills beyond.
    Llyn Trawsfynydd
  2. Llyn Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd — a still lake view with open water and the surrounding upland landscape.
    Llyn Trawsfynydd
  3. Llyn Trawsfynydd lake shore with open water and moorland backdrop under an overcast Welsh sky.
    Llyn Trawsfynydd
  4. The southern end of Llyn Trawsfynydd, open water, a grassy shoreline and the Rhinogydd hills beyond.
    The south end of Llyn Trawsfynydd
  5. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Llyn Trawsfynydd sits high in Snowdonia — a dramatic, wind-blown upland water surrounded by moorland and crag. It's fished from the bank only (no boats), and the isolation and altitude give it a genuine mountain-water atmosphere. Wild and stocked trout inhabit the water; the scenery is spellbinding. Spring and early summer (April–May) see the best hatches — small olives and early buzzers. The granite moorland setting means soft, slightly acidic water and fast clearing after rain, so lure fishing can be briefly productive after spates. This is a place where you go for the surroundings as much as the sport — the kind of water that teaches you patience and presence.

  • Reservoir
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate
  • ChemicalUnknown
What this classification means

NRW WFD Cycle 3 (lake) — Llyn Trawsfynydd: Moderate ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from a Dwyryd river reach to the reservoir's own lake waterbody. Source: NRW DataMapWales WFD Cycle 3 classification layer.

NRW (Wales) · GB31034870

Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout15 March → 5 October
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Booking & contacts