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River Lune (Teesdale)

The small River Lune in Lunedale, County Durham, flowing out from Selset Reservoir in Teesdale.

Not to be confused with the Lancashire Lune.

Good · Grayling
Sawyer Pheasant Tail Nymph · sizes_14_18
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A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Swale
  • Water temp10.9°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
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
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Swale
Water temp10.9°C
ClarityClearing
Weather7°C
WindSW 19 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent5.2 mm
Rain · ahead8.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Swale. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
11°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
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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 · October highlighted
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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Heather FlyHatch
2
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Autumn DunHatch
2
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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.

Beats · 1
Darlington Brown Trout AA — River Lune, day ticket via Fishing PassportAccess varies
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.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The small River Lune in Lunedale, County Durham, flowing out from Selset Reservoir in Teesdale.
    The River Lune exits Selset Reservoir in Lunedale, County Durham.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 55%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time10 × 13%1.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity57 × 12%6.8
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via River Swaleproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 22 March → 30 September
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