Spate · Granite · Devon

River Teign

The Teign rises on the east flank of Dartmoor and runs through some of the most fishable wild trout water in Devon before turning into a wooded middle river and a slow tidal estuary at Teignmouth.

Species

A good day — worth the effort

Low and clear — careful approach country. Small and bright, long leader, careful approach.

70% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature8130% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time4015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
9.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
12°C
Wind
NW 10 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1022 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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A
S
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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.

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About this water

The Teign rises on the east flank of Dartmoor and runs through some of the most fishable wild trout water in Devon before turning into a wooded middle river and a slow tidal estuary at Teignmouth. The upper Teign around Castle Drogo, Fingle Bridge and Steps Bridge is the river's best feature — granite freestone water managed by the Upper Teign Fishing Association, with strong hatches from April onwards and the kind of pocket-water pools that reward a long careful walk. The middle and lower river around Chudleigh and Newton Abbot holds sea trout from mid-June and a small autumn salmon run. The Teign is a quicker-responding catchment than the Taw or Tamar; spates rise and fall fast off the granite, and the upper river fishes well in the dropping water rather than at peak.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 March → 30 September
  • Trout15 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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