Freestone · Granite · Massif Central / Puy-de-Dôme (Rochefort-Montagne), FR

Miouze

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Poor · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 14-16
New ruleReported 20 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

A préfectoral drought order places this catchment's surface water at crise, the highest of France's four restriction tiers. Fishing itself is not named in the order, but flows are low and water-use restrictions are in force. Zone: 11 - Sioule amont (dépt 63).

Arrêté préfectoral n°37758

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelVery heavy rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp15.3°C
  • ClarityUnfishable
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Very heavy rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp15.3°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindSW 15 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent57.8 mm
Rain · ahead1.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Very poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · FRGR0280

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 50%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity0 × 18%0.0
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity18 × 12%2.2
Limiting factor: Water is unfishable — too coloured for Brown Trout= 48
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March3rd Sunday of September
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