Spring-fed stillwater fly fishery on the 3,000-acre Albury Estate in the Tillingbourne Valley (Surrey Hills); several lakes (Weston, Vale End, Powdermill, Park Lake) with day passes, season and syndicate options. Stocks rainbow, brown and blue trout.
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
46% confidence — limited data
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Conditions on the water
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Wave
40 cm chop
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
12°C
Cloud
Clear
Pressure
1014 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
How to fish · for rainbow trout
The brief
When · where · method · kit
How to fish it · for rainbow trout
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Albury Estate Fisheries. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Advice is based on the typical character of hampshire & wessex chalk-fed small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
The plan
Plan A
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
Plan B
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Watch for
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Through the year
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Gray DrakeHatch
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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Evidence
Why today scores what it does
The factors driving today's verdict
Why this score
- summer conditions with clear skies and breezy wind.
- Patterns drawn from the Hampshire & Wessex Chalk-fed Small Fisheries regional profile.
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Albury Estate Fisheries · profile
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About this water
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About this water
Spring-fed stillwater fly fishery on the 3,000-acre Albury Estate in the Tillingbourne Valley (Surrey Hills); several lakes (Weston, Vale End, Powdermill, Park Lake) with day passes, season and syndicate options. Stocks rainbow, brown and blue trout.
- Fishery
- Chalk
Albury Estate Fisheries · directions
How to get to the water
Directions
Albury Estate Fisheries · zones
Where the rules change
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 April → 30 September
Albury Estate Fisheries
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Spring-fed stillwater fly fishery on the 3,000-acre Albury Estate in the Tillingbourne Valley (Surrey Hills); several lakes (Weston, Vale End, Powdermill, Park Lake) with day passes, season and syndicate options.
Species
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
46% confidence — limited data
Conditions
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Wave
40 cm chop
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
12°C
Cloud
Clear
Pressure
1014 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Condition match
65%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp60%
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
How to fish it · for rainbow trout
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Albury Estate Fisheries. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Advice is based on the typical character of hampshire & wessex chalk-fed small fisheries — local knowledge of this specific fishery will sharpen these suggestions.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
Plan B
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Watch for
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
Why this score
- summer conditions with clear skies and breezy wind.
- Patterns drawn from the Hampshire & Wessex Chalk-fed Small Fisheries regional profile.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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About this water
Spring-fed stillwater fly fishery on the 3,000-acre Albury Estate in the Tillingbourne Valley (Surrey Hills); several lakes (Weston, Vale End, Powdermill, Park Lake) with day passes, season and syndicate options. Stocks rainbow, brown and blue trout.
- Fishery
- Chalk
Seasons & zones
- Trout1 April → 30 September
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Spring-fed stillwater fly fishery on the 3,000-acre Albury Estate in the Tillingbourne Valley (Surrey Hills); several lakes (Weston, Vale End, Powdermill, Park Lake) with day passes, season and syndicate options. Stocks rainbow, brown and blue trout.
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