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.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Conditions are ideal for Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
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.
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.
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.
Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
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Conditions are ideal for Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
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.
Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery is a stillwater fishery in North / Northumberland, England. The catchment geology is recorded as sandstone, and the water sits at about 272 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout and rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 January to 31 December. Best window recorded for anglers: March–June, September–November. Core methods listed: bank nymph fishing; dry fly; small lure fishing. Nearby waters in our listings include Chatton Trout Fishery at 23 km, Sweethope Lough at 27 km and Kielder Water at 46 km.
