Stillwater · Chalk · South / Wiltshire-Hampshire border, GB-ENG

Avon Springs

Avon Springs Fishing Lakes venue image

A specialist fly-fishing venue built around small managed trout lakes in classic southern chalk country.

Fair · Rainbow
Daddy Long Legs · 10-12
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Avon Springs
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
59% confidence

Avon Springs is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 27 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10-12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze
SE 27 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp20.4°C
Air temp22°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Avon Springs. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover.
Where
Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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 Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. 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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Reservoir BuzzerHatch
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2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
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Lake OliveHatch
2
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2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
35%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Avon Springs's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Water here around 20°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A specialist fly-fishing venue built around small managed trout lakes in classic southern chalk country. Avon Springs is run as a fly-focused fishery rather than a general-purpose mixed complex, with booking and tuition options clearly part of the offer. The setting and fishery model point to a clear-water small stillwater where fish can be visible, presentation matters, and clumsy tactics are exposed quickly.

  • Fishery
  • Chalk
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Terrestrials are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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