Spate · Mixed · Somerset, GB-ENG

River Brue

The River Brue flowing through Bruton, Somerset
Poor · Brown Trout
Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear · 10-14
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.24 mLast reading 59 min ago
  • Water temp13.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear10-14
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.24 m
Last reading 59 min ago
Water temp13.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindS 18 km/h
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent1.9 mm
Rain · ahead1.3 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11 Uhr

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Chew Valley Lake
28 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Sutton Bingham Reservoir
29 km
Rainbow trout · Carp
Blagdon Lake
31 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Flowers Farm Trout Lakes
34 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Barrow Tanks
36 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Brue flowing through Bruton, Somerset
    River Brue at Bruton, Somerset
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Conditions total= 84
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 30 September
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