I'll caveat my advice by saying that I now exclusively fish rivers and haven't fished Bewl for quite a few years. However, for what it's worth, I used to go there a lot and at that time of year remember doing very well with teams of mini-lures fished on floating and intermediate lines. You have the option of drifting, which is lovely, or mooring up either near the fish cages where a lot of fish cruise around (some big ones), or by the aeration pump, which I guess comes into its own in the hot months.
It's a big reservoir but the fishing can be great. I'm sure others will tell you to fish dries, buzzers, blobs etc, and I'm sure they'd be correct.
They're pretty helpful at the fishing lodge and have information on display about which bits of the reservoir are fishing well and which flies are working. They're also well stocked with decent flies.
Good luck.
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