Freestone · Mixed · Wallonia / Liège Province

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Ardennes river flowing through Stavelot and Aywaille with the dramatic waterfall at Coo as a landmark.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.13 mRising in the last 6h
  • Water temp20.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.13 m
Rising in the last 6h
Water temp20.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead2.4 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
20.9°Cideal 1016°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
⚠️ Water at 20.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — water clarity is in the right range.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
SB
Small Black Beetle
14-18 · Pattern
Upstream dry
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here at 20.9°C — the fishing's alive, but these are cooler if you'd rather rest the warm water.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Ardennes river flowing through Stavelot and Aywaille with the dramatic waterfall at Coo as a landmark. Brown trout in mixed character water—stocking present but wild fish too. Club-managed beats with varied terrain.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · BERW06_AM14R

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 22 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature15 × 28%4.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Limiting factor: Water temperature (20.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
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
Seasons & zones
  • Trout3rd Saturday of March → 30 September
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