Karst · Limestone · Périgord-Charente / Nontron, FR

Bandiat

Bandiat — Bandiat Saint-Martial-de-Valette Roches hautes aval
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
New ruleReported 19 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Charente amont - Bandiat, dépt 24) at crise, 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°38125 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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 Dordogne (upper)
  • Water temp14.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Dordogne (upper)
Water temp14.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindSE 6 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent1.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Dordogne (upper). 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
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

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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3
3
3
3
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3
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3
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small Dark OliveHatch
2
3
3
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 Nontron / Fédération Dordogne
  • Standard 1ère catégorie.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Bandiat — Bandiat Saint-Martial-de-Valette Roches hautes aval
    Bandiat Saint-Martial-de-Valette Roches hautes aval
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRFRR27_1

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 activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Dordogne (upper)proxy
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.º Saturday de March → 3.º Sunday de September
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