Stillwater · Old Red Sandstone · Wales / Brecon Beacons, GB-WLS

Talybont Reservoir

Talybont Reservoir — Talybont Reservoir, Powys, Brecon Beacons National Park
Fair · Trout
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
48% confidence
limited data

Talybont Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Marabou Damsel
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 15 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp19.4°C
Air temp20°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1000 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
Late April–June; evening rises May–August
Where
Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Minkie (6-10) — on the point. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.

Plan B

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

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)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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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
Trout fly box
Bays & launches · 1
Talybont Reservoir — day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
318 acres of wild brown trout in a wooded Brecon Beacons valley — fly only, catch-and-release, bookable on the Fishing Passport.
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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.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Talybont Reservoir — Talybont Reservoir, Powys, Brecon Beacons National Park
    Talybont Reservoir, Powys, Brecon Beacons National Park
  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 hard at this time of year.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 20 March → 12 October
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Scotland Playbookloch & river fishingThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperatureEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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