Waters · United Kingdom
Rutland Water fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
One of Europe's largest man-made lakes and a benchmark trout fishery; its pike and perch stock quietly grew to specimen class on the back of the stocked rainbows.
Today's report: good (73/100)
Northern Pike is the most promising species on Rutland Water today. Water temperature is around 12.5°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 83/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 85/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 76/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 36 — poor | 41 — fair | 41 — fair |
| Northern Pike | 73 — good | 84 — excellent | 77 — good |
| European Perch | 66 — good | 90 — excellent | 75 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Rutland Water rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- light: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:51:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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Nearby waters
- River Thames (Reading) — Berkshire, England (134 km away)
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- Chew Valley Lake — Somerset, England (199 km away)
- Lake Windermere — Lake District, England (243 km away)