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River Eamont

River Eamont at Pooley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 7395234

The Eamont runs 12 miles from the Ullswater outflow at Pooley Bridge through Eamont Bridge to join the Eden near Edenhall.

Tomorrow · A proper day on the water
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
65% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.69 m
Lifting fast
Water temp8.6°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather7°C
WindN 35 km/h
Pressure993 hPa
Rain · recent2.9 mm
Rain · ahead6.3 mm

The nearest gauge is at Eamont Bridge Farm. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
9°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is right today, though water clarity could be better. Grayling feeds actively in cold water — peak winter sport.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 1pm

12pm(now) — Iron Blue

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 36%
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Peak activity at 1pm — Iron Blue (Iron Blue, Weather boost)

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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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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CapererHatch
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Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box

Spider-heavy and practical. Strong tradition of North Country soft hackles, useful nymphing, and simple dry flies when fish rise properly.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • EA NW byelaw
  • Penrith Angling Association covers part of the river; private beats and Ullswater Hotel water elsewhere.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Ullswater
10 km
Brown trout
Blencarn Fly Fishing
14 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
River Eden
26 km
85
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
Bessy Beck Trout Fishing
29 km
Rainbow trout
New Mills Trout Fishing Park
32 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 3
  1. River Eamont at Pooley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 7395234
  2. A calm stretch of the River Eamont in Cumbria, with a stone arched bridge, hawthorn blossom, and green meadows.
    Banks of the River Eamont near Brougham Castle
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Eamont runs 12 miles from the Ullswater outflow at Pooley Bridge through Eamont Bridge to join the Eden near Edenhall. Lake-fed, so flows are unusually steady for the Lake District — Ullswater acts as a giant flow buffer. Strong wild brown trout and grayling, with classic stable-flow conditions that hold technical dry-fly fish through summer. A short, intimate river — Penrith-area beats are accessible by association membership and limited day tickets.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
Water quality details
  • Dissolved oxygen: High
  • Ammonia (Phys-Chem): High
  • pH: High
  • Phosphate: High
  • Temperature: Good
  • Physico-chemical quality elements: Good
  • Chemical: Does not require assessment

EA (England) · GB102076071020

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 65%
How the 71 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 71
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 22 March → 30 September
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