Stillwater · Mixed · South / West Sussex

Duncton Mill Trout Fishery

Duncton Mill Trout Fishery venue image

A polished South Downs fly fishery near Petworth built around four gin-clear lakes and a notably varied stocked-trout offer.

Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Duncton Mill Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
53% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNE 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NE 8 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp17°C
CloudClear
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Duncton Mill Trout Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
78%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp100%

A good match for Duncton Mill Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

A polished South Downs fly fishery near Petworth built around four gin-clear lakes and a notably varied stocked-trout offer. Duncton Mill is open all year and stocks fish direct from its own farm, with official material confirming rainbow trout, brown trout, tiger trout, and sparctic char. It is a tightly managed fishery with online purchasing, quota-style access for non-members, and a deliberately controlled catch-and-take format rather than a casual mixed-rule stillwater.

  • Fishery
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January31 December
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