Freestone · Limestone · Jura, FR

Héria

Héria terrain map
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
New ruleReported 9 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (alerte renforcée) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Haute chaîne, dépt 39) at alerte renforcée, under an official préfectoral drought arrêté. Fishing is not itself banned by it, but water levels are low — go gently on stressed fish.

Arrêté préfectoral n°38076 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date. Always confirm locally before travelling.

Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Bienne
  • Water temp9.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Bienne
Water temp9.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather5°C
WindE 5 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.3 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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
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F
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRDR11905

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature94 × 28%26.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Bienneproxy
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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