Mixed · Chalk · Hampshire / Berkshire

River Loddon

River Loddon venue image
Google Places

The Loddon runs from Basingstoke (chalk-influenced) through Hampshire and Berkshire to join the Thames at Twyford.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Sherry Spinner · 14-16
Slow going — pick your moments
River lifting fast on the rain. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
45% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • Level1.08 mLifting fast
  • Water temp15.8°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today’s fly
Sherry Spinner
Sherry Spinner14-16
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
1.08 m
Lifting fast
Water temp15.8°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather18°C
WindSW 13 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.6 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
16°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.
Why this works
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 3 active hatches hour by hour with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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 syndicate / coarse club mix.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
River Whitewater
10 km
22
Brown trout
River Pang
14 km
22
Brown trout
Sportfish Game Fishing Centre
10 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Felix Farm Trout Fishery
15 km
Rainbow trout
Frensham Trout Fishery
27 km
Rainbow trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Loddon runs from Basingstoke (chalk-influenced) through Hampshire and Berkshire to join the Thames at Twyford. Mixed character — chalk-influenced upper reaches with trout potential, lower river increasingly coarse-dominated. Mostly private syndicate or coarse-club water.

  • Chalk
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 45%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow30 × 22%6.6
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity47 × 12%5.6
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Apple MapsGoogle Maps
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 30 September
Related guides
Trout Near Londonaccess guideEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts