Stillwater · Mixed · Peak District / Derbyshire, GB-ENG

Derwent Reservoir

Derwent Reservoir looking south across open water toward wooded hillsides, Derbyshire
Fair · Rainbow
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Derwent Reservoir
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
61% confidence
What moved it
  • WindS 26 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze
S 26 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp16.4°C
Air temp16°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1007 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 Rainbow
When
The buzzer is on at Derwent Reservoir.
Where
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and try different depths before you change food group.

Watch for

Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

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 4 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 · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
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 · Rainbow
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Howden Reservoir
3.0 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Ladybower Reservoir
4.0 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Wharncliffe Fly Fishery
15 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Barnsley Trout Club
16 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
River Derwent (Derbyshire)
20 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Derwent Reservoir looking south across open water toward wooded hillsides, Derbyshire
    Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
  • Reservoirs of this kind fish well at this time of year.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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