Mountain Lake · Granite · Graubünden / Engadin, CH

Engadine Mountain Lakes

Marginal · Trout
Small Streamer · 6-10
A patient day, if you fancy it
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. A flat lough is a quiet lough — wait for the breeze.
42% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindE 3 km/hCalm
Today's fly
SS
Small Streamer6-10
Swing
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
E 3 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp10.5°C
Air temp8°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
July–September (short Alpine season)
Where
With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.
The plan
Plan A

With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. Move along the bank and try a different angle or depth before changing fly.

Watch for

Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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M
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J
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Flying AntsHatch
1
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Graubünden mountain lakes
  • Cantonal patent and the relevant local lake permissions required
  • Remote access and lake-specific rules should be checked before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
54%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp25%

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

Other water nearby · 4
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout June31 October
  • Char varies_by_cantonvaries_by_canton

    Alpine char (Saibling) — seasons, minimum sizes, and retention rules are set by the Graubünden canton's fisheries authority. High-altitude lakes may have abbreviated seasons due to ice cover and access. Always verify locally before targeting char on mountain tarns.

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