Stoneflies
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The Emme gave its name to Emmental cheese—pastoral, scenic fishing where landscape and river interact as equals.
- Sandstone
Rules at a glance
- Permit required
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow6°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowQuiet day
Low insect activity predicted today
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds 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 · November highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
A compact but high-quality Swiss box covering alpine streams, mountain lakes, and Jura salmonid rivers such as the Doubs.
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
Other water nearby · 3
Gallery · 2
Terrain map
About this water
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 55%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature55 × 28%15.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity27 × 12%3.2
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 55
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 15 March → 30 September
Related guides
Booking & contacts
Emme
Classic Bernese Oberland trout river through the Emmental, brown trout in varied water.
Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow6°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowQuiet day
Low insect activity predicted today
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence
Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
A compact but high-quality Swiss box covering alpine streams, mountain lakes, and Jura salmonid rivers such as the Doubs.
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
Other water nearby · 3
Gallery · 2
Terrain map
About this 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 55%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature55 × 28%15.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity27 × 12%3.2
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 55
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
Seasons & zones
- Trout 15 March → 30 September
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance
Emme is a freestone river in Bern / Emmental, Switzerland. Its recorded elevation is about 644 m above sea level and the catchment geology is sandstone. The river is described as roughly 83 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 15 March to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: May–September. Core methods listed: nymph; dry fly. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Nearby waters in our listings include Lake Brienz at 31 km, Lake Thun at 32 km and Lake Lucerne at 51 km.