Freestone · Limestone · Haute-Savoie, FR

Fier

The Fier river flowing over rocks through a wooded limestone gorge near Lovagny, Haute-Savoie, France.
Today · Closed season
Sculpin Streamer
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Sculpin Streamer
Sculpin Streamer
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Borne
Water temp13.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather18°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Borne. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Through the open trout season. Spring once snowmelt drops; sedges through summer evenings; small dark flies into autumn close.
Where
Pool tails and pocket water through the Haute-Savoie valley. Alpine freestone character — clear water, fast pockets.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The water reads clear — long leader, fine tippet. Move slowly, cast accurately.
Kit
9 ft #4 — French freestone default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 to 5 lb fluoro. Studded boots.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 17 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 25%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 17 Uhr — Pale Evening (Pale Evening, 5 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.

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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 · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Fier river flowing over rocks through a wooded limestone gorge near Lovagny, Haute-Savoie, France.
    Canyon @ Gorges du Fier @ Lovagny
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRDR530

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Borneproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2. Saturday im March → 3. Sunday im September
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