Freestone · Limestone · Yorkshire Dales / Wensleydale

River Ure

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Large Yorkshire river that changes character by section — upper Wensleydale fast and rocky, middle river broadening into longer pools where dry fly shines.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature4228% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3612% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.5°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
W 19 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1004 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
2.7 mm
Light rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Olives through April and May afternoons; Mayfly late May; sedges through summer evenings; small dark flies into early October.
Where
Upper Ure above Hawes is tight pocket water; the middle Ure widens through Wensleydale. Pool tails and the heads of runs.
Method
Upstream dry to risers when olives or sedges are off; North Country spider on the swing in cooler water — Snipe and Purple, Partridge and Orange, Waterhen Bloa. Move upstream slowly, fish each lie properly.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Yorkshire freestone default. Floating line, 9 to 12 ft leader to 4 to 5 lb fluoro. Studded boots for slick stones.
Why this works
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (36).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

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About this water

Large Yorkshire river that changes character by section — upper Wensleydale fast and rocky, middle river broadening into longer pools where dry fly shines. Strong trout and grayling identity throughout. March Brown hatches in spring are particularly good here. More beat-driven than the Wharfe; Swinton Estate offers premium single-bank miles. The Ure teaches adaptability — be ready to switch from spiders in fast water to dry fly in pools to nymph in the deeper glides.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • Trout22 March → 30 September
  • Grayling16 June → 14 March
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