Stillwater · Sandstone · North / Northumberland

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery venue image

A Northumberland trout fishery beneath the forested slopes of Long Crag, where Thrunton Woods runs up behind both lakes and gives the setting its character.

Marginal · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
41% confidence
limited data

Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindS 16 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Washing-line, in the film
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 16 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover.
Where
Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Diawl Bach (12-14) — on the bob / top dropper — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

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

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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J
J
A
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D
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
64%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

A Northumberland trout fishery beneath the forested slopes of Long Crag, where Thrunton Woods runs up behind both lakes and gives the setting its character. Rainbows, blues, and browns in fly-only water, barbless throughout — the fishery has a particular focus on junior angling development that makes it a natural starting point for younger or newer fly fishers, though the regulars fish it seriously. Boat hire is available, and the panoramic view across Northumberland from the upper lake is the kind of backdrop that justifies the drive.

  • Fishery
  • Sandstone
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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