Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Cambrian Mountains (Ystwyth uplands), GB-WLS

Pond Rhosrydd

Pond Rhosrydd - geograph.org.uk - 661555

A productive trickle-stocked brown trout pond up in the Ystwyth uplands — small, fly-only, and full of canny specimen fish that have seen most of what a beginner can throw.

Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Good drifting conditions on Pond Rhosrydd
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
57% confidence

Pond Rhosrydd is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNE 9 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
NE 9 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveRipple
Water temp10.6°C
Air temp4°C
CloudClear
Pressure1036 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.
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.

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

Sedge should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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F
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M
J
J
A
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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
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Productive trickle-stocked brown trout pond with canny specimens.
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What's coming
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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
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About this water

A productive trickle-stocked brown trout pond up in the Ystwyth uplands — small, fly-only, and full of canny specimen fish that have seen most of what a beginner can throw. Morning and evening rises are the best windows; the middle of the day on a still summer's day is the wrong time and the wrong water.

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