Stillwater · Granite · Massif Central / Cantal (Pinatelle), FR

Lac du Pêcher

Lac du Pêcher venue image

20 ha mountain lake regularly stocked with brown and rainbow trout.

Fair · Trout
Small Perdigón · 16-20
New ruleReported 8 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

The Alagnon zone (Dept 15) is at crise — the second-highest French drought tier — under a préfectoral arrêté. Fishing itself is not named as prohibited, but water is severely restricted and flows are likely very low; fish with care and check locally.

Arrêté préfectoral n°37633

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date. Always confirm locally before travelling.

Fairlive now
Good drifting conditions on Lac du Pêcher
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
63% confidence

Lac du Pêcher is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón16-20
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
SW 4 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp20°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The murrough is on. Daddy longlegs may also come into play as the day warms. Calm conditions may limit drift fishing — consider buzzers or dry fly if fish are rising.
Where
With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.
The plan
Plan A

With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.

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

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

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
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
Trout fly box

French nymph-first water. Fast current, technical presentation, weighted nymphs and emergers, with dry flies when fish rise.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

20 ha mountain lake regularly stocked with brown and rainbow trout. 6 trout/day catch limit. Spring through early autumn. Accessible alpine-meadow fishing in pastoral setting. Check Cantal regulations for permits and current stocking.

  • Lake
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · FRGR0247

Why this score
  • Murrough is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March3rd Sunday of September
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