River · Mixed · West Country / Devon

The Arundell Arms Hotel & Fishery

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Historic coaching inn and country sports hotel in Lifton, Devon.

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
  • Level0.41 m
  • Water temp16.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.41 m
Water temp16.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 16 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent3.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.4 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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5.0 km
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
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8.0 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Lynher
12 km
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
River Tavy
19 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Walkham
20 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Historic coaching inn and country sports hotel in Lifton, Devon. Offers 22 miles of private fly fishing across the Tamar and five tributaries (Tavy, Walkham, Lumburn, Ottery, Thrushel), plus a private gin-clear trout lake (90 ft deep, 750m from hotel, £45 day ticket). Wild brown trout throughout, with salmon (spring and grilse) and sea trout runs. Hotel fishing breaks and day tickets available. Atlantic salmon are assessed by the Environment Agency against each river's Conservation Limit — many principal rivers are classed 'at risk' with mandatory catch-and-release byelaws; check current rules before fishing.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature93 × 28%26.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity55 × 12%6.6
Conditions total= 78
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
  • Salmon1 February → 31 October
  • Trout1 April → 30 September

Salmon: Negligible (2026) — EA 2024 Salmon Stocks Assessment classifies this river 'at risk' — egg deposition below Conservation Limit. Conservation priority; not a salmon fishing destination. The Tamar system (Arundell Arms beats) is at risk; salmon are now scarce on these waters.

Related guides
Trout Near Londonaccess guideEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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