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River Eamont

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The Eamont runs 12 miles from the Ullswater outflow at Pooley Bridge through Eamont Bridge to join the Eden near Edenhall.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-16
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.26 mRising in the last 6h
  • Water temp20.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.26 m
Rising in the last 6h
Water temp20.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSE 3 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent1.8 mm
Rain · ahead6.9 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
20.9°Cideal 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
⚠️ Water at 20.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — water clarity is in the right range.
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
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • EA NW byelaw
  • Penrith Angling Association covers part of the river; private beats and Ullswater Hotel water elsewhere.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 20.9°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Eamont runs 12 miles from the Ullswater outflow at Pooley Bridge through Eamont Bridge to join the Eden near Edenhall. Lake-fed, so flows are unusually steady for the Lake District — Ullswater acts as a giant flow buffer. Strong wild brown trout and grayling, with classic stable-flow conditions that hold technical dry-fly fish through summer. A short, intimate river — Penrith-area beats are accessible by association membership and limited day tickets.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 22 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature15 × 28%4.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Limiting factor: Water temperature (20.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
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.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout22 March → 30 September
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Booking & contacts