Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. 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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Murrough should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Witcombe Waters Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Three spring-fed reservoirs (4-15 acres) on the Witcombe Estate beneath the Cotswold escarpment near Gloucester, fly-only, stocked weekly with rainbows averaging 2.5lb (record 14lb 8oz). No catch-and-release. Bank and seasonal boat fishing.
Three spring-fed reservoirs (4-15 acres) on the Witcombe Estate beneath the Cotswold escarpment near Gloucester, fly-only, stocked weekly with rainbows averaging 2.
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. 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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Murrough should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
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Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Witcombe Waters Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Three spring-fed reservoirs (4-15 acres) on the Witcombe Estate beneath the Cotswold escarpment near Gloucester, fly-only, stocked weekly with rainbows averaging 2.5lb (record 14lb 8oz). No catch-and-release. Bank and seasonal boat fishing.
