Stillwater · Mixed · East / Norfolk, GB-ENG

Taverham Mill

Taverham Mill venue image

A Norfolk fishery complex on the River Wensum just outside Norwich, and the odd one out among Anglian's waters — several mature gravel-pit lakes rather than a single reservoir, plus three-quarters of a mile of river.

Prime · Pike
Primelive now
Autumn pike — big fish, big flies
Good wave on — drift country. Drift the windward shore. Wet flies on the wave.
83% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSE 5 km/hCalm · Gusts to 8 km/h
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm · Gusts to 8 km/h
SE 5 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp12.5°C
Air temp9°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1014 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 Pike
When
Pike are feeding aggressively as water cools, building reserves for winter. Weed is dying back, concentrating both pike and prey fish into predictable holding areas.
Where
Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
The plan
Plan A

Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

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 4 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
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.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
91%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Taverham Mill — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A Norfolk fishery complex on the River Wensum just outside Norwich, and the odd one out among Anglian's waters — several mature gravel-pit lakes rather than a single reservoir, plus three-quarters of a mile of river. The Mills is a 22-acre otter-fenced lake holding around 350 mirrors and commons; Costessey No. 1 is the three-acre day-ticket water; the Ski Pit and No. 3 are syndicate waters with carp into the forties. Carp run to 35 lb and tench to 9 lb, with roach, perch, pike and eels through the complex. The Wensum stretch adds chub of 3–5 lb, dace, roach, perch, pike and a few small barbel, with two weir pools.

  • Lake
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
  • Caperer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Coarse 16 June → 14 March
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