Stillwater · Mixed · Cambridgeshire, GB-ENG

Sibson Fisheries

Sibson Fisheries venue image
Marginal · Rainbow
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
32% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindSW 30 km/hFresh breeze
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream, in the film
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze
SW 30 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp17.8°C
Air temp22°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1009 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
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Sibson Fisheries. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover. Advice is based on the typical character of east midlands lowland small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
Where
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (14-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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 Pheasant Tail Nymph (14-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

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)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September 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 · Rainbow
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
41%
Cloud70%
Wind30%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Sibson Fisheries's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with mixed skies.

Cooler water nearby · 3
Water here around 18°C — probably warm enough to stress Rainbow . These are likely cooler.
Rutland Water
30 km
~11°C
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Pitsford Water
42 km
~15°C
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Eyebrook Reservoir
30 km
~17°C
Brown trout · Pike · Perch
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Terrestrials are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
  • Patterns drawn from the East Midlands Lowland Small Fisheries regional profile.
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