Stillwater · Sandstone · North / Northumberland, GB-ENG

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery venue image

A Northumberland trout fishery beneath the forested slopes of Long Crag, where Thrunton Woods runs up behind both lakes and gives the setting its character.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
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Evening session looks promising at Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
53% confidence

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 15 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp15°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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 Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. 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

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

A Northumberland trout fishery beneath the forested slopes of Long Crag, where Thrunton Woods runs up behind both lakes and gives the setting its character. Rainbows, blues, and browns in fly-only water, barbless throughout — the fishery has a particular focus on junior angling development that makes it a natural starting point for younger or newer fly fishers, though the regulars fish it seriously. Boat hire is available, and the panoramic view across Northumberland from the upper lake is the kind of backdrop that justifies the drive.

  • Fishery
  • Sandstone
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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