Chalk Stream · Chalk · Wiltshire

River Wylye

Vintage black-and-white photograph of the River Wylye, with overhanging trees reflected in still water.
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.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.13 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp23.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
CDC F-Fly
CDC F-Fly18-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.13 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp23.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather30°C
WindNW 13 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
23.0°Cideal 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 23°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Grayling seasonSeason
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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
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Local classics: Iron Blue Dun·Grey Wulff·Pheasant Tail Nymph
Beats · 3
How to fish the WylyeAccess varies
The Wylye is a classic Wiltshire chalk stream — a trout and grayling river, not a salmon river.
Wilton Fly Fishing Club waterAccess varies
The Wilton Fly Fishing Club, formed in 1876, holds just over seven miles of keepered chalk-stream fishing for wild brown trout and grayling, accessed through private gateways and paths for peace and seclusion.
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Langford Lakes day-ticket waterAccess varies
The most accessible Wylye fishing is the stretch at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Langford Lakes nature reserve — around two-thirds of a kilometre of wild brown trout fishing in spring and summer and grayling through autumn and winter.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 23.0°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 2
  1. Vintage black-and-white photograph of the River Wylye, with overhanging trees reflected in still water.
    River Wylye near Warminster
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate
  • ChemicalUnknown

EA (England) · UKGB108043022550

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 4 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature2 × 28%0.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity58 × 12%7.0
Limiting factor: Water temperature (23°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April15 October
  • Grayling 16 June14 March

    Statutory window is 16 June – 14 March. Wylye grayling booking data is limited — October to end of February is a safe provisional default. Always confirm with the beat.

    Typically fished 1 October → 28 February.

    Prime sport 1 October → 28 February

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