Stillwater · Clay · South East / Kent, GB-ENG

Spring Hill Trout Waters

Spring Hill Trout Waters venue image

Three clear spring-fed waters in Brenchley Wood near Matfield/Pembury, Kent: a main lake of rainbow and brown trout plus the Spring and Brown ponds reserved for brown trout, with strong evening hatches and dry-fly sport.

Fair · Rainbow
Daddy Long Legs · 10-12
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Spring Hill Trout Waters
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Spring Hill Trout Waters is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 23 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 38 km/h
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10-12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 38 km/h
W 23 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp11.7°C
Air temp11°C
CloudClear
Pressure1009 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Spring Hill Trout Waters.
Where
Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Black buzzer, orange thorax
In this water’s box: Black Buzzer
#10
How to fish it
Intermediate line · let the breeze drift the team, then hang it 15–30 s

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
50%
Cloud25%
Wind30%
Temp100%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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About this water

Three clear spring-fed waters in Brenchley Wood near Matfield/Pembury, Kent: a main lake of rainbow and brown trout plus the Spring and Brown ponds reserved for brown trout, with strong evening hatches and dry-fly sport. County hint of 'Worcestershire' appears to be an error — this is a Kent fishery.

  • Fishery
  • Clay
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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