Stillwater · Granite · South West / Cornwall (Bodmin Moor)

Crowdy Reservoir

Crowdy Reservoir terrain map
Fair · Trout
Diawl Bach · 12-14
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Crowdy Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
60% confidence
What moved it
  • WindE 18 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Diawl Bach
Diawl Bach12-14
Washing-line, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
E 18 km/h
N
E
from the east
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp18°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
April–June; late evenings July–September
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

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

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
10-14 · Gammarus Scud
Washing-line, sub-surface
Bays & launches · 1
Free wild brown trout fishingAccess varies
Free bank fishing for rod-licence holders.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
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1.0 km
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4.0 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
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9.0 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Rose Park Fishery
9.0 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Grayling
Innis Fly Fishery
23 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Blue trout
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Damsel Nymph is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout15 March → 12 October
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