Spate · Limestone · North East / Upper Teesdale

River Lune (Teesdale)

The small River Lune in Lunedale, County Durham, flowing out from Selset Reservoir in Teesdale.
Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-16
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp13.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp13.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindE 8 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.4 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
13°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.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
2
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Large StoneflyHatch
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Beats · 1
Darlington Brown Trout AA — River Lune, day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
Just under a mile of the Tees-system Lune on the north bank — Darlington Brown Trout AA water between the Grassholme reservoir holding pool and the Lune mouth.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Hury Reservoir
8.0 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Grassholme Reservoir
8.0 km
Rainbow trout
River Balder
9.0 km
75
Brown trout · Grayling
Blackton Reservoir
12 km
Brown trout
River Tees
16 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. The small River Lune in Lunedale, County Durham, flowing out from Selset Reservoir in Teesdale.
    The River Lune exits Selset Reservoir in Lunedale, County Durham.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity43 × 12%5.2
Conditions total= 75
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.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout22 March → 30 September
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