Freestone · Granite · Vosges / Haut-Rhin (Vallée de la Doller)

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30 km of 1st-category Vosges mountain river from Oberbruck to Masevaux.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature3928% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity2912% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.3°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
6°C
Wind
SW 10 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
3.5 mm
Light rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Through the open trout season. Spring olives April through May; sedges through summer evenings; small dark flies into autumn.
Where
Pool tails and pocket water through the Haut-Rhin valley. Vosges freestone — cool clear water, intimate scale.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The water reads clear — long leader, fine tippet. Move slowly, cast accurately.
Kit
9 ft #4 — French freestone default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 to 5 lb fluoro. Studded boots.
Why this works
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (29).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Alsace AAPPMA permits
  • Fly-only and no-kill parcours common
  • Single barbless hooks required.
Directions
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About this water

30 km of 1st-category Vosges mountain river from Oberbruck to Masevaux. Strict fly-only, no-kill, barbless-hook regulation protects local-strain wild trout. Granitic freestone with excellent Baetis and caddis. Every fish represents generations of wild breeding. Spring through early autumn. Check Haut-Rhin regulations for permits and access.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Trout2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
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