Freestone · Schist · Cévennes / Ardèche, FR

Beaume

Beaume — La Beaume
Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
New ruleReported 18 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (alerte renforcée) in force

A préfectoral drought order places this catchment's surface water at alerte renforcée, the second-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: Beaume-Chassezac (dépt 07).

Arrêté préfectoral n°37701 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Loire (Upper)
  • Water temp16.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Loire (Upper)
Water temp16.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindNW 15 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.6 mm

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

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 working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
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
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
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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 Ardèche
  • Standard 1ère catégorie rules — fly-only sections exist.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Chassezac
8.0 km
Brown trout
Cèze
17 km
Brown trout
Tarn (Upper)
30 km
Brown trout · Grayling
GAEC les Fontaines
30 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Char
Ardèche (Upper, Aubenas Headwaters)
32 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Beaume — La Beaume
    La Beaume
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRDR417B

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 72 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature70 × 28%19.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 72
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Loire (Upper)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
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
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookFrench riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts