Freestone · Mixed · Cumbria / Hadrian's Wall country (Eden tributary), GB-ENG

River Irthing

River Irthing venue image
Prime · Brown Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Eden
  • Water temp10.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream, in the film
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Eden
Water temp10.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindSW 23 km/h
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent9.8 mm
Rain · ahead2.5 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Eden. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Brampton AA association water; grayling access sold from 1 October (statutory season opens 16 June)
  • Confirm current association rules for methods, day tickets and beats before travelling.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
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11 km
85
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
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30 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Eamont
37 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Annan
38 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Tyne
41 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via River Edenproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 25 March → 30 September
  • Grayling 16 June → 14 March

    Statutory grayling window is 16 June – 14 March, but Brampton AA typically sells grayling on the Irthing as a winter product from 1 October to mid-March. Confirm current association rules for methods and access before travelling.

    Legally open from 16 June, but access is typically sold from 1 October.

    Prime sport 1 October → 28 February

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