Spate · Limestone · North East / Upper Teesdale

River Lune (Teesdale)

Not to be confused with the Lancashire Lune.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature6528% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity4312% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
8.0°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
10°C
Wind
SW 17 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1015 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
13.2 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

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

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
Good — water clarity is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Beats & Access · 1
Check the current rules, permits and access before travelling.
Darlington Brown Trout AA — River Lune, day ticket via Fishing PassportDarlington Brown Trout Angling Association (via Fishing Passport)
Wild brown troutGraylingOccasional salmonFlyWorm permitted
Just under a mile of the Tees-system Lune on the north bank — Darlington Brown Trout AA water between the Grassholme reservoir holding pool and the Lune mouth. Fly fishing and worming permitted. £8 a day for trout, salmon or winter grayling; max four rods. Adventurous small-water fishing.
Day permit £8 (any of salmon, trout, winter grayling). Max 4 rods/day. EA rod licence required. Wading staff advised. Stand-down: no salmon or trout fishing above 20 °C.
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Directions
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About this water

Not to be confused with the Lancashire Lune. This is the small Teesdale Lune — rising on the high moor above Lunehead, dammed at Selset and Grassholme reservoirs, and dropping the last few miles into the Tees near Mickleton. Trout, grayling, the rare chance of a Tees salmon working up. The Darlington Brown Trout AA holds about a mile of north-bank water between the reservoir holding pool and the Lune mouth — day-ticket on the Fishing Passport. Adventurous fly fishing and worming. The water is small and gravelly; carry a wading staff and watch the levels after rain.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • Trout22 March → 30 September
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