Stillwater · Mixed · East / Essex, GB-ENG

Ardleigh Reservoir

Ardleigh Reservoir terrain map
Poor · Pike
Not the day for it
Good wave on — drift country. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
5% confidence
low-confidence read — verify locally
What moved it
  • WindS 10 km/hLight breeze
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
S 10 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp22°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1008 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 Pike
When
Pike are under severe thermal stress. Post-release mortality is high. Defer the session until water cools below 19°C.
Where
Water at 21.7°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills pike. Do not fish for them today.
The plan
Plan A

Water at 21.7°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills pike. Do not fish for them today.

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.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
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N
D
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.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Ardleigh Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Alton Water
13 km
Pike · Carp · Perch
Chigboro Fisheries
25 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Chigborough Farm & Fisheries
25 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Hanningfield Reservoir
42 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Blackdyke Trout Fly Fishery
55 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Silverhorn is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Coarse 16 June → 14 March
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Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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