River · Chalk · East Anglia / Norfolk, GB-ENG

Bintry Mill Fishery

The River Wensum, a Norfolk chalk stream, flowing past Bintree Mill near Guist, Norfolk

Day ticket chalk stream trout fishing on the upper River Wensum in North West Norfolk near Dereham.

Today · Closed season
Black Gnat
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Black Gnat
Black Gnat
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.38 m
Lifting fast
Water temp16.8°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather19°C
WindN 20 km/h
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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
Caddisflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 66%
Also:Reed Smut41%Cinnamon Sedge24%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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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

The heartland of English dry fly fishing. Upstream dry fly and emerger presentation dominates. Nymphing restricted or discouraged on many beats. Gin-clear alkaline water, prolific weed growth, educated wild brown trout. Precise imitation and delicate presentation are paramount.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Wensum, a Norfolk chalk stream, flowing past Bintree Mill near Guist, Norfolk
    The River Wensum by Bintree Mill, the historic mill after which Bintry Mill Fishery is named
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Day ticket chalk stream trout fishing on the upper River Wensum in North West Norfolk near Dereham. The Wensum is an SSSI and SAC (Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation), making it one of the most important rivers in the UK and Europe. Bintry Mill manages fishing between Bintry Mill and just upstream from North Elmham mill. Clear, cold chalk water with wild brown trout and grayling.

  • Chalk
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature59 × 28%16.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity75 × 12%9.0
Conditions total= 74
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
Related guides
Trout Near Londonaccess guideEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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