Stillwater · Granite · South West / Cornwall, GB-ENG

Siblyback Lake

Siblyback Lake — Siblyback

A Bodmin Moor reservoir at the edge of the moor, smaller and more sheltered than Colliford but with genuine upland character — clear granite-filtered water, a population of resident wild browns alongside the stocked rainbows, and a landscape that rewards the visit as much as the fishing.

Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
46% confidence
limited data

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindNW 17 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 17 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp22°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Siblyback Lake. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready.
Where
Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Marabou Damsel (8-12) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Either bank or boat

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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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
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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Gallery · 3
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  3. Terrain map of the venue
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About this water

A Bodmin Moor reservoir at the edge of the moor, smaller and more sheltered than Colliford but with genuine upland character — clear granite-filtered water, a population of resident wild browns alongside the stocked rainbows, and a landscape that rewards the visit as much as the fishing. May and June bring a reliable beetle fall onto the surface; pre-book a Coulam boat by 3pm the day before to cover the drift lines the bank can't reach. Stocked and managed by South West Lakes Trust.

  • Reservoir
  • Granite
Why this score
  • Silverhorn is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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