Stillwater · Carboniferous Coal Measures Pennant Sandstone · Wales / South Wales (Taff Bargoed Valley), GB-WLS

Bargoed Park

Bargoed Park venue image
Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
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Good drifting conditions on Bargoed Park
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
57% confidence

Bargoed Park is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 13 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 17 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 17 km/h
N 13 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp11.5°C
Air temp6°C
CloudClear
Pressure1035 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 Trout
When
The lake olive is on. Buzzer may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Sedge should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

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 3 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 · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
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.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Trout
Bays & launches · 1
Day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
Restored post-industrial 5-acre two-lake park fishery — stocked brown and rainbow trout, year-round access, platforms and disabled pegs.
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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
Why this score
  • Lake Olive is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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