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

Temple Trout Fishery

A small Bodmin Moor trout fishery set in an old china clay pit, with a long-running local profile and a practical appointment-led access model.

Fair · Rainbow
Daddy Long Legs · 10–12
Fairlive now
Reasonable winter fishing likely at Temple Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Temple Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindE 5 km/hCalm · Gusts to 16 km/h
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10–12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm · Gusts to 16 km/h
E 5 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp7.1°C
Air temp2°C
CloudClear
Pressure1019 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 Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Temple Trout Fishery. Flat calm means fish may be spookier — longer leaders and subtler flies will help.
Where
Start with Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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 Floating Fry (8–10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

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)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
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.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Bloodworm
Not in this water's box
#10
How to fish it
Slow-sink line · slow figure-of-eight, pausing to let the flies hang

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The official site says only Mallard Lake is currently open, with Teal Lake temporarily closed; Mallard is fly-fishing only and stocked with rainbow and brown trout from roughly 1.5 lb up to double-figure fish. It is a compact, managed stillwater that runs daily in summer and on reduced winter days, with opening hours from 8am to dusk.

  • Fishery
  • Granite
Why this score
  • winter conditions with clear skies and calm wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Permits & access
At a glance

Temple Trout Fishery is a stillwater fishery in South West / Cornwall, England. The catchment geology is recorded as granite, and the water sits at about 263 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout and rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: April–June, September–October. Core methods listed: bank nymph fishing; buzzers and mini lures; dry fly when fish are high. Nearby waters in our listings include Colliford Lake at 4.0 km, Crowdy Reservoir at 7.0 km and Rose Park Fishery at 8.0 km.