Freestone Low Mountain · Slate Sandstone · Sauerland / Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

Ruhr (Bestwig fly-fishing stretch)

Ruhrtal bei Bestwig
Prime · Grayling
Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.31 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp10.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pink Grayling Bug
Pink Grayling BugHook 16
in season · matches water height · all-rounder
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.31 m
Last reading 2h ago
Water temp10.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindS 19 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent1.8 mm
Rain · ahead3.2 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
10.1°Cideal 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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 11 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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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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F
M
A
M
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Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fischereischein plus örtliche Angelkarte/Erlaubnisschein erforderlich
  • Fliegenfischer-Gaststrecke; Erlaubnisregeln für Bestwig/Sauerland vor dem Fischen prüfen.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Ruhrtal bei Bestwig
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 84
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout local permit calendar → local permit calendar
  • Grayling local permit calendar → local permit calendar

    Grayling access and retention are controlled by NRW law and the local permit. Verify the exact Bestwig/Ruhr day-ticket conditions before fishing.

    Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.

Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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