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.

Poor · Brown Trout
Parachute Adams · 14–16
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.40 mLast reading 5h ago
  • Water temp8.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams14–16
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.40 m
Last reading 5h ago
Water temp8.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather-1°C
WindSW 10 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent2.7 mm
Rain · ahead3.3 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
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 · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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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

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

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
Temperature78 × 28%21.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
Related guides
Trout Near Londonaccess guideEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Bintry Mill Fishery is a river in East Anglia / Norfolk, England. Its recorded elevation is about 47 m above sea level and the catchment geology is chalk. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 April to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: April–June, September–October. Core methods listed: dry fly; upstream nymph. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Wensum-Fakenham (E25940, ~12 km upstream) + Wensum-Swanton Morley (E23296, ~6 km downstream) — Bintry Mill sits between the two; either reads as a strong fishery proxy.”.