Chalk Stream · Chalk · Berkshire

River Pang

View of a horseshoe bend on the River Pang chalk stream near Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.
Poor · Brown Trout
CDC F-Fly · 18-20
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. This is not the day to push it. Check the thermal advice above before you head out.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.09 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp20.8°C
  • ClarityUnfishableColouring up
Today's fly
CDC F-Fly
CDC F-Fly18-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.09 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp20.8°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather35°C
WindS 20 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 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
Warm — slow
21°C est.ideal 1016°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
Water at 20.8°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year
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Brown SedgeHatch
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
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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.
  • Private; Englefield Estate beats limited.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 21°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 2
  1. View of a horseshoe bend on the River Pang chalk stream near Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.
    The horseshoe bend on the River Pang near Pangbourne, Berkshire.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature16 × 28%4.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity0 × 18%0.0
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Limiting factor: Water is unfishable — too coloured for Brown Trout= 43
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April30 September
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