Freestone · Granite · Normandy / Calvados (Normandy gorge), FR

Rouvre

Rouvre terrain map
Good · Brown Trout
Spent Spinner · 16-20
Temporary closureReported 13 Aug 2026

Fishing banned on category-1 (salmonid) water — arrêté sécheresse

Préfectoral drought order n°37566 puts the Secteur Orne Moyenne - ESU (dépt 14) surface-water zone at severe (crise) and restricts angling itself — "nterdit sur les cours d’eau de première catégorie piscicole". The order runs to 2026-10-31; read it before travelling.

Arrêté préfectoral n°37566 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.35 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp17.1°C
  • ClaritySlightly colouredClearing
Today's fly
Spent Spinner
Spent Spinner16-20
Upstream dry
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.35 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp17.1°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather16°C
WindS 14 km/h
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent24.0 mm
Rain · ahead7.6 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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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
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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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
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0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRHR305-I2485000 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · FRHR305-I2485000

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 70 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature64 × 28%17.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 70
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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