Freestone · Mixed · Cumbria, GB-ENG

River Eamont

River Eamont at Pooley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 7395234

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

Tomorrow · About as good as it gets
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.31 m
Water temp6.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather5°C
WindN 24 km/h
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.5 mm

The nearest gauge is at Pooley Bridge (Ullswater outflow). It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
7°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 — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better. Grayling feeds actively in cold water — peak winter sport.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 31%
Also:Black Midge28%Autumn Olive21%
Peak emergence window4 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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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1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
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2
CapererHatch
2
3
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2
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
13 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
River Eden
28 km
75
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
Bessy Beck Trout Fishing
29 km
Rainbow trout
Bessy Beck Trout Fishing
29 km
Rainbow trout
Gallery · 3
  1. River Eamont at Pooley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 7395234
  2. 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
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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 75%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 83
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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Booking & contacts
At a glance

River Eamont is a freestone river in Cumbria, England. It sits at about 131 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 19 km long. Our data lists brown trout and grayling here. The trout season is recorded as running from 22 March to 30 September. Core methods listed: dry fly; upstream nymph; wet fly / spider. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Pooley Bridge (761605, Ullswater outflow — flow tracks lake's controlled release) + Eamont Bridge Farm (761659, mid) + Udford New Edenhall (762007, lower, near Eden confluence)”. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as moderate. Nearby waters in our listings include Ullswater at 10 km, Blencarn Fly Fishing at 13 km and River Eden at 28 km.