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Afon Prysor

The Afon Prysor, a Welsh upland stream, flowing near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd

Prysor is a small Snowdonia spate river above Trawsfynydd Lake — narrow water with a good head of wild brown trout to a pound and a half, two short Passport beats, mostly double bank.

Poor · Brown Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Conwy
  • Water temp9.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream, in the film
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Conwy
Water temp9.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather4°C
WindNE 6 km/h
Pressure1035 hPa
Rain · recent15.9 mm
Rain · ahead1.1 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Conwy. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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March BrownHatch
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2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

Spider-heavy and practical. Strong tradition of North Country soft hackles, useful nymphing, and simple dry flies when fish rise properly.

Beats · 1
Afon Prysor — Beats 1 & 2 via Fishing PassportAccess varies
Two short day-ticket beats on the Prysor above Trawsfynydd — Beat 1 (1 mile, double bank) and Beat 2 (1½ miles, double bank), £10/day each.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Afon Prysor, a Welsh upland stream, flowing near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd
    Afon Prysor upstream of Pont Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Prysor is a small Snowdonia spate river above Trawsfynydd Lake — narrow water with a good head of wild brown trout to a pound and a half, two short Passport beats, mostly double bank. Properly small fishing on rocks and pockets; six-foot rod, dry-dropper, and a willingness to fish slowly. The kind of river you fish on the way somewhere else and remember after.

  • Slate shale snowdonia
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature96 × 28%26.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Conwyproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3 March → 30 September
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