Freestone · Limestone · Hautes-Pyrénées / Gavarnie-Gèdre

Gave d'Estaubé

Gave d'Estaubé venue image
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High mountain gave from source to Lac des Gloriettes, tumbling through ~5 km of protected no-kill stretch — the longest in the Hautes-Pyrénées.

Prime · Brown Trout
Small Perdigón · 16-20
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp10.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón16-20
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindNE 10 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Late spring through early autumn — high alpine, June through September realistically. Snowmelt sets the practical opening.
Where
Pocket water through the Estaubé cirque. Pyrenean high-altitude character — fast water, tight casting.
Method
Short upstream dry-dropper to wild fish. The Estaubé is small intimate alpine water — short casts.
Kit
8 ft #3 — small alpine stream. Floating line, 9 to 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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.
  • AAPPMA permits
  • Many parcours are fly-only and catch-and-release.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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82
Brown trout
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81
Brown trout
Adour
30 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

High mountain gave from source to Lac des Gloriettes, tumbling through ~5 km of protected no-kill stretch — the longest in the Hautes-Pyrénées. Fly-only, barbless regulation protects pristine conditions. Wild brown trout in alpine freestone. Spectacular granite terrain with technical pocket-water fishing. Short season driven by snowmelt. This is backcountry water for those seeking wilderness and wild fish.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRFRR404_2

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity60 × 12%7.2
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
  • Grayling3rd Saturday of May → 3rd Sunday of September
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