Spate · Sandstone · North East / Northumbria

River Tyne

River Tyne fishing venue photo
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Copper Bodied Red Ally · double / tube
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
River steady at a fishable height. Little in your favour today. Fish the certain lies, or leave it for a better one.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.65 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp21.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Copper Bodied Red Ally
Copper Bodied Red Allydouble / tube
River-specific pack, filled from the regional salmon default.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.65 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp21.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindW 19 km/h
Pressure1017 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.

How these readings are sourced

Flow and trend are computed from live EA stage gauges: Bywell (023001) on the main stem, Reaverhill (023003) on the North Tyne and Haydon Bridge (023004) on the South Tyne all report 15-minute water level, so the two arms are banded independently. No gauge on the Tyne measures water temperature, and EA publishes Tyne discharge only on its lagged quality-controlled hydrology archive — so water temperature (and the salmon thermal windows and the CAST 19–20°C welfare cut-off that depend on it) is estimated from air temperature, not measured. Treat the temperature signal as indicative, and check water temperature locally before fishing in warm spells.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Spring run February through May, peak March and April — fly the season's coldest weeks for the heaviest fish. Grilse from June. Spring salmon before 16 June are 100% C&R by EA national byelaw.
Where
Northumbrian beats at Bywell, Styford and Corbridge are the platforms. Heads, tails, and the long glides of the main river below the North/South Tyne confluence at Hexham.
Method
Spring: large tubes (1.5 to 2 inch, Cascade or Willie Gunn) on sink-tip, fished slow and deep. Summer: small doubles (Stoat's Tail #10) on floating line, classic across-and-down swing. From 16 June: beat rules vary — assume C&R unless your host says otherwise.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander for spring; 12 ft #8 or 10 ft single by mid-summer. Sinking tip plus floater. 12 to 15 lb fluoro.
Why this works
Conditions are favourable — this is a day to be on the water. Peak summer — grilse and summer salmon are active and willing. Small flies, lightly dressed, fished with purpose. August is a decent month for salmon here, though not the peak.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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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
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
Local classics: Greenwell's Glory·Pheasant Tail Nymph
Beats · 8 · 4 reaches

The Tyne isn't one fishery — it's a chain of estate, syndicate, agent-booked and club beats strung along the main river from the Hexham confluence down to Wylam, plus catchment-wide wild and visitor access. Pick your access route below; the conditions and the score are the same river-wide.

Middle Tyne salmon & sea-trout beats · 4 beatsDay rods
Bywell, Styford, Dilston, Warden Fishing — Fourstones, Boatside, Watersmeet & Thistlerigg
The 4 beats
BywellSeason rods
Bywell Salmon Fishing Syndicate
A premium ~2.5-mile beat on the Bywell Estate near Stocksfield, about 25 minutes from Newcastle and 20 from the airport. Some double-bank water, two huts, a boat and a resident ghillie; bank, boat and wade fishing with casting instruction available. One of the best-known salmon beats in England — building from the June grilse run to the September–October autumn peak.
Salmon catch-and-release mandatory under EA byelaws; EA rod licence required. Follow the CAST high-temperature guidance. Day, package and syndicate options — contact ghillie Steven Keeney to book.
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StyfordAgent booking
Styford Estate (via FishPal / FishTyne)
A productive middle-river estate beat around Riding Mill, with rods fishing both above and below the fish pass. Often available as weekend rods and an early-spring favourite as fish push up the lower-middle river.
Salmon C&R mandatory under EA byelaws; EA rod licence required. Follow the CAST high-temperature guidance.
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DilstonAgent booking
Dilston beat (via FishPal / FishTyne)
About 2.5 miles of classic fly water near Corbridge on a historic beat made famous by A. H. Chaytor, author of 'Letters to a Salmon Fisher's Sons'. Fine streamy holding water in the heart of the middle river.
Salmon C&R mandatory under EA byelaws; EA rod licence required.
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Warden Fishing — Fourstones, Boatside, Watersmeet & ThistleriggAgent booking
Warden Fishing (via FishTyne)
Four single-rod beats — Fourstones, Baddox & Boatside, Watersmeet and Thistlerigg — around the North/South Tyne confluence above Hexham. Affordable walk-and-wade salmon and sea-trout water, booked one rod per beat through FishTyne.
Salmon C&R mandatory under EA byelaws; EA rod licence required. One rod per beat.
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Wylam Angling Club — Wylam & Hagg BankDay tickets
Fly-only day-ticket water at Wylam and Hagg Bank on the lower river — the productive Wylam-to-Hexham reach where much of the lower-Tyne salmon and sea trout is caught.
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Wild & visitor access (catchment-wide) · 2 beatsMembers-only
Tyne Angling Passport — wild beats, Club & association water (Northumberland Anglers Federation)
The 2 beats
Tyne Angling Passport — wild beatsMembers
Tyne Rivers Trust (Tyne Angling Passport)
The Tyne Angling Passport is the cleanest affordable visitor access on the system: a day's fishing on a range of donated 'wild' beats across the catchment, with proceeds returning to the Tyne Rivers Trust for river improvement. Most passport beats are wild brown trout water, with grayling notably on the Derwent and the occasional salmon and sea trout on the Devil's Water and the Rede. Book online via the Trust's interactive map.
All salmon must be released (Environment Agency byelaws); an EA rod licence is required. The Trust's conservation-angling (CAST) ethic asks anglers to stop fishing when water temperatures exceed 19–20°C.
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Club & association water (Northumberland Anglers Federation)Members
Northumberland Anglers Federation and local clubs
Local clubs hold substantial water on the Tyne and its tributaries; the Northumberland Anglers Federation issues visitor day permits on parts of the system around Hexham and the middle river. Availability and species vary by stretch, so check the current permit and rules before travelling.
Salmon C&R mandatory under EA byelaws; EA rod licence required. Confirm the specific club stretch and method rules in advance.
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Corbridge — residents only (no visitor access)Members-only
The south bank of the Tyne at Corbridge — about three miles including part of the Dilston water — is held by Corbridge Riverside Sports Club.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Probably above the Atlantic Salmon safety line — these are likely cooler, but carry a thermometer.
River Eden
42 km
~19°C
Brown trout · Grayling · Salmon
Gallery · 7
  1. Tyne
    Tyne
  2. The River Tyne running broad and clear over gravel at Corbridge, wooded banks under a summer sky.
    The River Tyne at Corbridge
  3. A broad reach of the River Tyne at Corbridge, riffle and pool over a cobble bed.
    The River Tyne at Corbridge
  4. The River Tyne between Bywell and Ovingham, seen from high ground looking south-west across the channel.
    The River Tyne between Bywell and Ovingham
  5. The River Tyne at Corbridge flowing past wooded banks in winter light.
    River Tyne at Corbridge
  6. The River Tyne near Corbridge, the channel set in its summer landscape.
    River Tyne near Corbridge
  7. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

Classification for the fished main stem — EA waterbody 'Tyne from Watersmeet to Tidal Limit' (GB103023075801), Cycle 3 / 2022: Moderate ecological status (invertebrates dropped from High in 2019 to Moderate in 2022). The 'Failing to achieve good' chemical status reflects the England-wide ubiquitous-substance failure (mercury, PFOS, PBDE in biota), not a Tyne-specific pollution event. The reach is designated heavily modified and is a Drinking Water Protected Area. Note: the prior entry pointed at GB103023075650 (March Burn, a minor tributary), not the salmon water — corrected 2026-06-09.

EA (England) · GB103023075801

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How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightVery Low-3.7
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftDropping Too Far Towards Low Clear+1.1
Water temperatureCool To Moderate+3.5
Time in seasonSummer Peak Window+1.9
ClarityClearing+2.4
Hydrology base5.2
Will they take?Neutralcaps the band

Taking mood is fair — clearing, stained water, very low flow.

Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
What would change the calculation
No prolonged stable spell before the current rise.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 31 October
  • Sea trout 3 April → 31 October
  • Trout 22 March → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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Booking & contacts
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