Chalk Stream · Limestone · Gloucestershire (Cotswolds), GB-ENG

River Leach

The River Leach, a small Cotswold chalk stream, flowing past grassy banks near Southrop, Gloucestershire.
Today · Closed season
Coch-y-bonddu
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Coch-y-bonddu
Coch-y-bonddu
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.05 m
Lifting fast
Water temp15.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather18°C
WindN 24 km/h
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent2.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 16h

12h(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 39%
Also:Pale Watery25%Cinnamon Sedge23%
Weather boost9 food groups active

Peak activity at 16h — Small Spurwing (Small Spurwing, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Private.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Leach, a small Cotswold chalk stream, flowing past grassy banks near Southrop, Gloucestershire.
    The River Leach near Southrop, Gloucestershire.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Poor
Water quality details
  • Dissolved oxygen: Good
  • Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
  • pH: High
  • Phosphate: Good
  • Temperature: High
  • Physico-chemical quality elements: Good
  • Chemical: Does not require assessment

EA (England) · GB106039030040

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 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 activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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