Chalk Stream · Limestone · Gloucestershire (Cotswolds)

River Leach

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The Leach runs through the Cotswolds — limestone-influenced, clear, spring-fed, moving through stone-walled country with the unhurried pace that chalk-influenced water has.

Prime · Brown Trout
Sherry Spinner · 14-16
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
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp15.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Sherry Spinner
Sherry Spinner14-16
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp15.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindSW 19 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 1016°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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
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
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Brown SedgeHatch
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

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.
  • Private.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Leach runs through the Cotswolds — limestone-influenced, clear, spring-fed, moving through stone-walled country with the unhurried pace that chalk-influenced water has. It passes through Eastleach, where there's a clapper bridge worth seeing whether or not the fishing is the reason you came. Wild brown trout throughout, mostly in the tight bends where undercut banks give them depth and the current concentrates their food. Small-river chalk stream fishing, which means one fish properly approached matters more than ten covered carelessly.

  • Limestone
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 86 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity70 × 12%8.4
Conditions total= 86
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 30 September
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