Chalk Stream · Chalk · Berkshire, GB-ENG

River Pang

View of a horseshoe bend on the River Pang chalk stream near Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.
Today · Closed season
Coch-y-bonddu
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Coch-y-bonddu
Coch-y-bonddu
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.14 m
Lifting fast
Water temp16.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather18°C
WindN 22 km/h
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent2.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
Warm — slow
16°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
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 16 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 37%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge23%Pale Watery22%
Weather boost8 food groups active

Peak activity at 16 Uhr — Small Spurwing (Small Spurwing, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 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 · September highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Private; Englefield Estate beats limited.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. View of a horseshoe bend on the River Pang chalk stream near Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.
    The horseshoe bend on the River Pang near Pangbourne, Berkshire.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Poor
Water quality details
  • Dissolved oxygen: Moderate
  • Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
  • pH: High
  • Phosphate: Good
  • Temperature: High

EA (England) · GB106039023300

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature96 × 28%26.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 81
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
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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