Stillwater · Silurian Mudstone Shale · Wales / Clwydian Range (Alyn catchment), GB-WLS

Llyn Cae Newydd

A small reservoir lake with an embankment dam, surrounded by snow-covered fields and bare trees, near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range.
Fair · Trout
Minkie · 6-10
Fairlive now
Buzzer expected on Llyn Cae Newydd
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
60% confidence

Llyn Cae Newydd is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 12 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 14 km/h
Today's fly
Minkie
Minkie6-10
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 14 km/h
N 12 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp9.5°C
Air temp13°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1017 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 buzzer is on. Sedge 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

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

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 · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2

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 Cilcain Community ShopAccess varies
Cilcain FFA water in the Clwydian hills, topped up monthly with Chirk Trout Farm rainbows alongside resident wild browns.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Llyn Cae Newydd — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
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0
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Llyn Clywedog (Saron)
17 km
Brown trout
Llyn Brenig
21 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A small reservoir lake with an embankment dam, surrounded by snow-covered fields and bare trees, near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range.
    Cilcain No 3 Reservoir
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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