Lowland · Old Red Sandstone · Herefordshire / Marches (Arrow Valley, Lugg tributary)

Arrow

Arrow fishing venue photo
Tomorrow · A proper day on the water
G&H Sedge
Forecast · Tomorrow
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
55% projected
Today's fly
G&H Sedge
G&H Sedge
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via Wye
Water temp12.3°C
ClarityClearing
Weather15°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.3 mm
Rain · ahead2.6 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Wye. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 18 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Black Gnat

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 68%
Also:Iron Blue37%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 18 Uhr — Caperer (Caperer, 11 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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F
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A
M
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Large Cinnamon SedgeHatch
2
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Beats · 2 · 1 reaches
Arrow beats — Fishing Passport · 2 beatsDay rods
Hergest Court, The Leen
The 2 beats
Hergest CourtDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
Just under 1.5 miles double-bank River Arrow (upper) just upstream of Kington. A small-stream trout fishery with good mayfly hatches — 7.5ft rod recommended as a maximum. Fishing rights retained by Kington Fishing Club, who may share the water. Grayling only an incidental catch here — this is a trout beat.
Fishing Passport, max 2 tickets/day, no dogs.
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The LeenDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
Just under a mile of double-bank River Arrow upstream of Pembridge, marketed specifically as an autumn/winter grayling fishery. Season runs 1 Oct-31 Jan — chest waders strongly recommended.
Fishing Passport, max 2 tickets/day, no dogs, parking under 100m. Trotting with maggots also on offer for anglers avoiding cold-water wading.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The river Arrow flowing through the picturesque village of Eardisland
    The river Arrow flowing through the picturesque village of Eardisland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 55%
How the 76 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time15 × 13%2.0
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Wyeproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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