Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
- Ecology: Moderate
Water quality details
- Dissolved oxygen: High
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): High
- Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
- pH: High
- Phosphate: High
- Temperature: High
EA (England) · GB104028057820
Rules at a glance
- Free fishing
- Fly only
Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal13°C est.ideal 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Caddisflies
- Net-spinning caddisMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative#12–14–16 · PupaWidespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
- Large sedgesAlso possibleNearest relative#8–10 · AdultBig waked sedge in the last light and after dark.
- CapererAlso possibleLower confidence#10–12 · AdultBig autumn sedge; fish dry at last light.
- Green SedgeAlso possibleLower confidenceNearest relative#10–12–14–16 · NymphFree-living green caddis larva; fast stony riffles.
Damselflies & dragonflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day
Hatch predictions
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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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Top prey shown — see all 5 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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Local classics: Grey Wulff·Pheasant Tail Nymph·Red Tag
Beats · 7 · 4 reaches
The Derbyshire Wye is historic, controlled dry-fly water, not an open river. Access splits into a few clear routes: the flagship Haddon Estate Wye (unstocked wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling) reached through The Peacock at Rowsley or club membership; three guided private beats (Hall, Dovecote and Duke's on the Lathkill); and the Cressbrook & Litton club water, whose Monsal Dale day ticket is the clearest public route in. Almost all of it is dry-fly, barbless, no-wading and catch-and-release — choose your beat by how you want to book and fish, then check that beat's rules.
Haddon Estate WyeGuide / lodge
The flagship Derbyshire Wye experience — over seven miles of unstocked, wild-fish limestone water (wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling) generally accessed through The Peacock at Rowsley as a hotel-resident or guided day ticket, or via Peacock Fly Fishing Club membership.
Haddon private guided beats (Wye & Lathkill) · 3 beatsDay rods
Haddon Hall Beat, Dovecote Beat, Duke's Beat (River Lathkill)
The 3 beats
Haddon Hall BeatGuide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat running roughly 1.5 km downstream of Haddon Hall bridge to the end of the Medieval Park — wild rainbows, wild browns and grayling, covered with the dry fly from the bank. No wading.
Dry-fly-only, bank fishing only, no wading. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Dovecote BeatGuide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat of roughly 1 km upstream of Haddon Hall bridge towards Bakewell — wild rainbows, wild browns and grayling to the dry fly from the bank. No wading.
Dry-fly-only, bank fishing only, no wading. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Duke's Beat (River Lathkill)Guide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat of about 1.5 km on the River Lathkill, a Wye limestone tributary — lightly fished, crystal-clear, difficult stalking water for wild brown trout. A technical connoisseur's beat.
Dry-fly priority; crystal-clear stalking water. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Cressbrook & Litton / Monsal Dale · 2 beatsMixed
Monsal Dale Day-Ticket Fishery, Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
The 2 beats
Monsal Dale Day-Ticket FisheryDay tickets
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
The clearest non-resident, non-guided public route onto the Derbyshire Wye — about three-quarters of a mile of double-bank day-ticket water from Upperdale Bridge to Cressbrook Mill, in scenic Monsal Dale. Wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling on classic limestone water.
Day-ticket water separate from members' water. Check current club day-ticket method rules before fishing.
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' ClubMembers
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
Custodian of around eleven miles of premium Derbyshire Wye fly fishing from Blackwell (just below Buxton) down to Ashford in the Water. Members' water holds wild brown and rainbow trout, with a thriving grayling population on the lower beats; visitors access the club's water via the separate Monsal Dale day-ticket fishery.
Members' water by club membership; visitor access is via the Monsal Dale day ticket. Wild fishery with full-time riverkeeping.
Haddon Estate Derwent (linked access)Guide / lodge
Context, not Wye water: the Peacock/Haddon access product sells the Wye and the neighbouring River Derwent together, with about three and a half miles of Derwent available to hotel residents and guided guests.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
A weir on the River Wye in Monsal Dale, Derbyshire Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time95 × 13%12.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity74 × 12%8.9
Conditions total= 88
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 22 March → 30 September
- Grayling 16 June → 14 March
Strong grayling head on clear limestone gravel. Most water is estate/club-controlled — method and access rules vary by beat.
Prime sport 1 October → 31 December
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators
Derbyshire Wye
Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal13°C est.ideal 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Caddisflies
- Net-spinning caddisMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative#12–14–16 · PupaWidespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
- Large sedgesAlso possibleNearest relative#8–10 · AdultBig waked sedge in the last light and after dark.
- CapererAlso possibleLower confidence#10–12 · AdultBig autumn sedge; fish dry at last light.
- Green SedgeAlso possibleLower confidenceNearest relative#10–12–14–16 · NymphFree-living green caddis larva; fast stony riffles.
Damselflies & dragonflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day
Hatch predictions
Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Supporters see the full sub-surface read.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Local classics: Grey Wulff·Pheasant Tail Nymph·Red Tag
Beats · 7 · 4 reaches
The Derbyshire Wye is historic, controlled dry-fly water, not an open river. Access splits into a few clear routes: the flagship Haddon Estate Wye (unstocked wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling) reached through The Peacock at Rowsley or club membership; three guided private beats (Hall, Dovecote and Duke's on the Lathkill); and the Cressbrook & Litton club water, whose Monsal Dale day ticket is the clearest public route in. Almost all of it is dry-fly, barbless, no-wading and catch-and-release — choose your beat by how you want to book and fish, then check that beat's rules.
Haddon Estate WyeGuide / lodge
The flagship Derbyshire Wye experience — over seven miles of unstocked, wild-fish limestone water (wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling) generally accessed through The Peacock at Rowsley as a hotel-resident or guided day ticket, or via Peacock Fly Fishing Club membership.
Haddon private guided beats (Wye & Lathkill) · 3 beatsDay rods
Haddon Hall Beat, Dovecote Beat, Duke's Beat (River Lathkill)
The 3 beats
Haddon Hall BeatGuide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat running roughly 1.5 km downstream of Haddon Hall bridge to the end of the Medieval Park — wild rainbows, wild browns and grayling, covered with the dry fly from the bank. No wading.
Dry-fly-only, bank fishing only, no wading. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Dovecote BeatGuide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat of roughly 1 km upstream of Haddon Hall bridge towards Bakewell — wild rainbows, wild browns and grayling to the dry fly from the bank. No wading.
Dry-fly-only, bank fishing only, no wading. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Duke's Beat (River Lathkill)Guide / lodge
Peacock Fly Fishing Club / Haddon Estate
A guided private beat of about 1.5 km on the River Lathkill, a Wye limestone tributary — lightly fished, crystal-clear, difficult stalking water for wild brown trout. A technical connoisseur's beat.
Dry-fly priority; crystal-clear stalking water. Guided/private-beat pricing per rod.
Cressbrook & Litton / Monsal Dale · 2 beatsMixed
Monsal Dale Day-Ticket Fishery, Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
The 2 beats
Monsal Dale Day-Ticket FisheryDay tickets
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
The clearest non-resident, non-guided public route onto the Derbyshire Wye — about three-quarters of a mile of double-bank day-ticket water from Upperdale Bridge to Cressbrook Mill, in scenic Monsal Dale. Wild browns, wild rainbows and grayling on classic limestone water.
Day-ticket water separate from members' water. Check current club day-ticket method rules before fishing.
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' ClubMembers
Cressbrook & Litton Flyfishers' Club
Custodian of around eleven miles of premium Derbyshire Wye fly fishing from Blackwell (just below Buxton) down to Ashford in the Water. Members' water holds wild brown and rainbow trout, with a thriving grayling population on the lower beats; visitors access the club's water via the separate Monsal Dale day-ticket fishery.
Members' water by club membership; visitor access is via the Monsal Dale day ticket. Wild fishery with full-time riverkeeping.
Haddon Estate Derwent (linked access)Guide / lodge
Context, not Wye water: the Peacock/Haddon access product sells the Wye and the neighbouring River Derwent together, with about three and a half miles of Derwent available to hotel residents and guided guests.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
A weir on the River Wye in Monsal Dale, Derbyshire Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
- Ecology: Moderate
Water quality details
- Dissolved oxygen: High
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): High
- Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
- pH: High
- Phosphate: High
- Temperature: High
EA (England) · GB104028057820
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time95 × 13%12.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity74 × 12%8.9
Conditions total= 88
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 22 March → 30 September
- Grayling 16 June → 14 March
Strong grayling head on clear limestone gravel. Most water is estate/club-controlled — method and access rules vary by beat.
Prime sport 1 October → 31 December
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators