Aydat was made the same way as Chambon — a lava flow from the Puy de la Vache about eight thousand years ago dammed the Veyre river and created the biggest natural lake in the Auvergne — and the two lakes share a certain family resemblance. Aydat is shallower and warmer than the crater lakes and has a more mixed fish population: trout, perch, pike, roach, and the kind of general coarse community that you would expect from a lowland volcanic lake in central France. Fly fishers come for the trout in the inflow area and for the pike in the shallow weedy bays at the northern end. The water gets warm in midsummer and the trout fishing falls off; fish it in the spring and autumn shoulders for the best of what it has to give.
Rules at a glance
- Public aappma day ticket
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
48% confidence — limited data
Live now
Conditions on the water
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Wind
W 8 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
2°C
Cloud
Broken
Pressure
—
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
How to fish · for brown trout
The brief
When · where · method · kit
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. 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.
Method
Method not yet authored.
Kit
Kit not yet authored.
Today's tactical plan
The plan
Plan A · Plan B · what to watch · bank or boat
The plan
Plan A
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. 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
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Watch for
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Boat — drift
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatches & runs
What's on, when
Twelve months at a glance
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
1
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Today's fly · curated pack
Top pattern + the box
5 patterns from this venue's curated pack
Evidence
Why today scores what it does
The factors driving today's verdict
Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Detail · next 12h
Precipitation
The reading most likely to move tomorrow's verdict
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Lac d'Aydat · profile
Who this water suits
Strengths · watch-outs · best for
About this water
Lac d'Aydat, on the water
Field guide · contributor-editedLac d'Aydat · about
What this water is
Background · character · contributors
About this water
Aydat was made the same way as Chambon — a lava flow from the Puy de la Vache about eight thousand years ago dammed the Veyre river and created the biggest natural lake in the Auvergne — and the two lakes share a certain family resemblance. Aydat is shallower and warmer than the crater lakes and has a more mixed fish population: trout, perch, pike, roach, and the kind of general coarse community that you would expect from a lowland volcanic lake in central France. Fly fishers come for the trout in the inflow area and for the pike in the shallow weedy bays at the northern end. The water gets warm in midsummer and the trout fishing falls off; fish it in the spring and autumn shoulders for the best of what it has to give.
- Lake
- Volcanic
Lac d'Aydat · directions
How to get to the water
Directions
Lac d'Aydat · zones
Where the rules change
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
Seasons & zones
- Trout2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
Lac d'Aydat · permits
Licences, sorteo, the rules
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- AAPPMA Puy-de-Dôme
- 1ère catégorie upper reaches / 2ème catégorie main lake — check current classification
- Busy summer lake.
Lac d'Aydat
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Aydat was made the same way as Chambon — a lava flow from the Puy de la Vache about eight thousand years ago dammed the Veyre river and created the biggest natural lake in the Auvergne — and the two lakes share a certain family resemblance.
Species
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
48% confidence — limited data
Conditions
Wind
W 8 km/h
Light breeze
Wave
Ripple
Water temp
—
No reading
Air temp
2°C
Cloud
Broken
Pressure
—
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%
A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. 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.
Method
Method not yet authored.
Kit
Kit not yet authored.
The plan
Plan A
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. 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
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Watch for
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Boat — drift
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Why this score
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
1
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Gallery · 1
Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- AAPPMA Puy-de-Dôme
- 1ère catégorie upper reaches / 2ème catégorie main lake — check current classification
- Busy summer lake.
Directions
About this water
Aydat was made the same way as Chambon — a lava flow from the Puy de la Vache about eight thousand years ago dammed the Veyre river and created the biggest natural lake in the Auvergne — and the two lakes share a certain family resemblance. Aydat is shallower and warmer than the crater lakes and has a more mixed fish population: trout, perch, pike, roach, and the kind of general coarse community that you would expect from a lowland volcanic lake in central France. Fly fishers come for the trout in the inflow area and for the pike in the shallow weedy bays at the northern end. The water gets warm in midsummer and the trout fishing falls off; fish it in the spring and autumn shoulders for the best of what it has to give.
- Lake
- Volcanic
Seasons & zones
- Trout2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
About this water · Lough note · 4 min read
Aydat was made the same way as Chambon — a lava flow from the Puy de la Vache about eight thousand years ago dammed the Veyre river and created the biggest natural lake in the Auvergne — and the two lakes share a certain family resemblance. Aydat is shallower and warmer than the crater lakes and has a more mixed fish population: trout, perch, pike, roach, and the kind of general coarse community that you would expect from a lowland volcanic lake in central France. Fly fishers come for the trout in the inflow area and for the pike in the shallow weedy bays at the northern end. The water gets warm in midsummer and the trout fishing falls off; fish it in the spring and autumn shoulders for the best of what it has to give.
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