Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Conditions are ideal for Wistlandpound Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Low-cost fly fishing for brown trout: a resident head of wild fish and plenty more grown on from earlier stockings, from four inches to around four pounds. Small enough to fish the whole bank in a day, with rocky points to work and an evening rise worth staying for. Rudd are plentiful and give sport on light tackle. Bank only, fly only, barbless; catch and release is allowed on a full day ticket. Run by South West Lakes Trust.
A 41-acre reservoir on the western edge of Exmoor, near Blackmoor Gate, ringed by conifer plantation and grassy banks.
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Wistlandpound Reservoir — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Low-cost fly fishing for brown trout: a resident head of wild fish and plenty more grown on from earlier stockings, from four inches to around four pounds. Small enough to fish the whole bank in a day, with rocky points to work and an evening rise worth staying for. Rudd are plentiful and give sport on light tackle. Bank only, fly only, barbless; catch and release is allowed on a full day ticket. Run by South West Lakes Trust.
Wistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in South West / Devon (Exmoor), England. Its recorded elevation is about 248 m above sea level and the catchment geology is sandstone. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 15 March to 15 October. Best window recorded for anglers: May–September evenings. Core methods listed: Dry fly; nymph; buzzer. Nearby waters in our listings include Blakewell Trout Farm and Smokery at 9.0 km, Bulldog Fisheries at 10 km and Lower Slade Reservoir at 14 km.
