Rules at a glance
- Free fishing
- Fly only
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal15°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
Stoneflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 15h
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 · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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2
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March BrownHatch
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2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Beats · 3
Ottery Fly Fishing Club water — Tipton St John to HonitonAccess varies
The Otter is a wild brown trout river — not a salmon river.
Visit official site ↗Westcountry Angling Passport — River Tale at Escot ParkAccess varies
The simplest open visitor access in the catchment is a section of the River Tale (an Otter tributary) at Escot Park, fishable on the Westcountry Angling Passport.
Visit official site ↗Lower Otter free water — near Budleigh SaltertonAccess varies
There is roughly a kilometre of free fishing on the lower Otter between the footbridge south of Otterton Road Bridge and the South Farm Road bridge near the Budleigh Salterton estuary.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity57 × 12%6.8
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 15 March → 30 September
Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators
River Otter
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal15°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 15h
Hatch predictions
Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Supporters see what else is on the menu.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence
Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Beats · 3
Ottery Fly Fishing Club water — Tipton St John to HonitonAccess varies
The Otter is a wild brown trout river — not a salmon river.
Visit official site ↗Westcountry Angling Passport — River Tale at Escot ParkAccess varies
The simplest open visitor access in the catchment is a section of the River Tale (an Otter tributary) at Escot Park, fishable on the Westcountry Angling Passport.
Visit official site ↗Lower Otter free water — near Budleigh SaltertonAccess varies
There is roughly a kilometre of free fishing on the lower Otter between the footbridge south of Otterton Road Bridge and the South Farm Road bridge near the Budleigh Salterton estuary.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity57 × 12%6.8
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 15 March → 30 September
Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Boards & regulators