Lowland · Old Red Sandstone · Herefordshire / Marches (Arrow Valley, Lugg tributary)

Arrow

Arrow fishing venue photo

A small tributary of the Lugg rising in the Radnorshire hills and running down past Kington and Pembridge over Old Red Sandstone ground.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Daddy Long Legs · 10-12
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Wye
  • Water temp19.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs10-12
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Wye
Water temp19.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindN 18 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Wye. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
20°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.
Why this works
Water at 19.6°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 5 active hatches hour by hour with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.

Start free trial

14-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 · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

Traditional wild-trout llyn fishing. Wet flies and dabblers stay central, with buzzer, caddis, terrestrials and occasional small fry patterns becoming important as the season warms.

Beats · 2 · 1 reaches
Arrow beats — Fishing Passport · 2 beatsDay rods
Hergest Court, The Leen
The 2 beats
Hergest CourtDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
Just under 1.5 miles double-bank River Arrow (upper) just upstream of Kington. A small-stream trout fishery with good mayfly hatches — 7.5ft rod recommended as a maximum. Fishing rights retained by Kington Fishing Club, who may share the water. Grayling only an incidental catch here — this is a trout beat.
Fishing Passport, max 2 tickets/day, no dogs.
Visit official site ↗
The LeenDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport)
Just under a mile of double-bank River Arrow upstream of Pembridge, marketed specifically as an autumn/winter grayling fishery. Season runs 1 Oct-31 Jan — chest waders strongly recommended.
Fishing Passport, max 2 tickets/day, no dogs, parking under 100m. Trotting with maggots also on offer for anglers avoiding cold-water wading.
Visit official site ↗
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 20°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Ithon
24 km
~14°C
Brown trout · Grayling · Chub
Brynhenllys Fishery
20 km
~17°C
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The river Arrow flowing through the picturesque village of Eardisland
    The river Arrow flowing through the picturesque village of Eardisland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A small tributary of the Lugg rising in the Radnorshire hills and running down past Kington and Pembridge over Old Red Sandstone ground. The upper beats near Kington are intimate small-stream trout water with good mayfly hatches — a 7.5ft rod is recommended as a practical maximum — while the lower river toward Pembridge is marketed specifically as an autumn/winter grayling fishery.

  • Old red sandstone
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature30 × 28%8.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 65
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Wyeproxy
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.
Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsTrout Near Londonaccess guideEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts