Freestone · Sandstone · Bern / Emmental

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Classic Bernese Oberland trout river through the Emmental, brown trout in varied water.

Poor · Brown Trout
CDC Emerger · 16-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River dropping into shape after a lift. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level638.71 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp19.9°C
  • ClarityUnfishableColouring up
Today’s fly
CDC Emerger
CDC Emerger16-18
Dead-drift
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
638.71 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp19.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather17°C
WindS 11 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.5 mm
Rain · ahead23.4 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
19.9°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 19.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise very poor — river flow 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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2
2
2
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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.
  • Bern Canton
  • Cantonal patent and the relevant local permission required
  • Check the exact Emmental district rules before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 19.9°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Classic Bernese Oberland trout river through the Emmental, brown trout in varied water. The Emme gave its name to Emmental cheese—pastoral, scenic fishing where landscape and river interact as equals.

  • Sandstone
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity0 × 18%0.0
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity30 × 12%3.6
Limiting factor: Water is unfishable — too coloured for Brown Trout= 39
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.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout15 March → 30 September
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