River · Mixed · West Country / Devon, GB-ENG

The Arundell Arms Hotel & Fishery

A small, clear West Country river flanked by trees and daffodils, with a stone farmhouse visible beyond the bank.

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

Tomorrow · Closed season
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.45 m
Lifting fast
Water temp9.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather9°C
WindN 18 km/h
Pressure997 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.3 mm

The nearest gauge is at Polson Bridge. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
9°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
Stoneflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 24%

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive

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)

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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 · November highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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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
Brown Trout fly box

Shrimp fly theme — fished swing, wet_fly_swing

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
River Inny
5.0 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
River Tamar
8.0 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Lynher
12 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
River Tavy
19 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Walkham
20 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A small, clear West Country river flanked by trees and daffodils, with a stone farmhouse visible beyond the bank.
    River Lyd at Sydenham
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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.

Sea trout here

Summer-autumn runs (June–September), nocturnal peak season pattern

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature38 × 28%10.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity28 × 12%3.4
Conditions total= 62
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 31 October
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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.

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Booking & contacts
At a glance

The Arundell Arms Hotel & Fishery is a river in West Country / Devon, England. It sits at about 153 m above sea level. Our data lists brown trout, salmon and sea trout here. It is classed as a salmon river. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 April to 30 September. The salmon season is recorded as running from 1 February to 31 October. Best window recorded for anglers: March–June (spring), July–September (summer). Core methods listed: dry fly; upstream nymph; small double (salmon). Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Polson Bridge (47115, Tamar — closest to Lifton fishery) + Lifton Park (47116, Lyd — direct beat coverage). Tavy beats also fishable via 47172 Tavistock; Walkham via 47118 Horrabridge.”. Nearby waters in our listings include River Inny at 5.0 km, River Tamar at 8.0 km and River Lynher at 12 km.