Freestone · Limestone · Tarn / Massif Central (Midi-Pyrénées limestone), FR

Vère

Pont sur la Vère, Cahuzac, octobre 1896
Tomorrow · Closed season
Sculpin Streamer
New ruleReported 12 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (alerte renforcée) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (La Vère en aval de Fourogue, dépt 81) 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°38078 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Sculpin Streamer
Sculpin Streamer
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.26 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp14.6°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather17°C
WindN 2 km/h
Pressure1029 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
Ideal
15°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 · tomorrowPeak at 15 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 41%
Also:Small Dark Olive29%Daddy Long Legs22%Cinnamon Sedge21%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

Peak activity at 15 Uhr — Small Dark Olive (Small Dark Olive, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Pont sur la Vère, Cahuzac, octobre 1896
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRFR196

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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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