Spate · Mixed · Cumbria

River Ehen

Photo of River Ehen
Fair · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · size 10–12 doubles
Fairlive now
Decent — worth a look
Low and clear — careful approach country. Low water tactics — small singles, riffling hitch in the smooth glides.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.40 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp17.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascadesize 10–12 doubles
West Cumbria all-rounder for a short spate river draining Ennerdale Water. The Ehen responds fast to rainfall; Cascade on a dropping-but-still-coloured river covers both salmon and sea trout.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.40 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp17.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindS 16 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead9.9 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Fair — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • EA NW byelaw + mandatory C&R for salmon.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
River Cocker
18 km
Brown trout
River Eamont
50 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Annan
54 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of River Ehen
    River Ehen
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3830% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 31 October
  • Sea trout 15 March → 31 October
  • Trout 22 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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