Stillwater · Limestone · Hauts-de-France / Aisne (Villers-Cotterêts area)

Domaine de Coyolles

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A private fly-only domain in the Aisne valley: seven hectares of grounds, five lakes, around four hectares of water, all of it fed by the sources of the Automne.

Fair · Rainbow
Caddis Emerger · 12-16
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Domaine de Coyolles
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
53% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 9 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
CE
Caddis Emerger12-16
Dead-drift
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 9 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp13°C
CloudClear
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Domaine de Coyolles. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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F
M
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M
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J
A
S
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N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Private domain — fly-only on every lake
  • Book direct
  • Catch limits and policy (no-kill / size limits) set by the venue; verify on booking.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 2
Étang BEP22 (Chessy)
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Grand Morin (Upper)
54 km
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A private fly-only domain in the Aisne valley: seven hectares of grounds, five lakes, around four hectares of water, all of it fed by the sources of the Automne. Fly fishing only on every lake. The closest thing to a destination fly venue within ninety minutes of Paris, and the most likely place to spend a full day without feeling that you have settled. The lakes vary in character; the fishing has the considered, well-managed feel you would expect from a place that has decided to do one thing properly rather than three things vaguely.

  • Fishery
  • Limestone
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • TroutYear-round → Year-round
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Booking & contacts