Chalk · Normandy / Seine-Maritime (Criel-sur-Mer), FR

Yères

Yères à Criel
Good · Grayling
Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River steady at a fishable height. A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Arques
  • Water temp14.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pink Grayling Bug
Pink Grayling BugHook 16
in season · matches water height · all-rounder
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Arques
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindSW 35 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent10.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

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

Water temperature for Grayling
Warm — slow
15°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — time of day is right today, though water temperature could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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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
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA access
  • Lower pressure than Arques or Bresle
  • Several fly-only parcours.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Yères à Criel
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRHR161

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 77 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature61 × 28%17.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time100 × 13%13.0
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 77
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Arquesproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 4–14 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2.º Saturday de March → 3.º Sunday de September
  • Grayling 3.º Saturday de May → 31 December

    France national rule: grayling opens 3rd Saturday of May in all waters. In 2nd category waters, grayling remains open until 31 December. Departmental regulations may impose earlier closing dates. Always check the relevant département's 2026 arrêté préfectoral.

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