Freestone · Mixed · Cumbria, GB-ENG

River Eamont

A calm stretch of the River Eamont in Cumbria, with a stone arched bridge, hawthorn blossom, and green meadows.

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

Prime · Grayling
Sawyer Pheasant Tail Nymph · sizes_14_18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.34 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp13.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Sawyer Pheasant Tail Nymph
Sawyer Pheasant Tail Nymphsizes_14_18
in season · matches water height · all-rounder · regional default
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.34 m
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp13.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindSE 29 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent4.0 mm
Rain · ahead12.2 mm

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

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

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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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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CapererHatch
2
3
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Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box

Spider-heavy and practical. Strong tradition of North Country soft hackles, useful nymphing, and simple dry flies when fish rise properly.

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
Other water nearby · 5
Ullswater
10 km
Brown trout
Blencarn Fly Fishing
14 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
River Eden
26 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
Bessy Beck Trout Fishing
29 km
Rainbow trout
New Mills Trout Fishing Park
32 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A calm stretch of the River Eamont in Cumbria, with a stone arched bridge, hawthorn blossom, and green meadows.
    Banks of the River Eamont near Brougham Castle
  2. 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
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
Water quality details
  • Dissolved oxygen: High
  • Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
  • pH: High
  • Phosphate: High
  • Temperature: Good
  • Physico-chemical quality elements: Good
  • Chemical: Does not require assessment

EA (England) · GB102076071020

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time100 × 13%13.0
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity71 × 12%8.5
Conditions total= 88
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 22 March → 30 September
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