Stillwater · Mixed · Jura / Franche-Comté, FR

Lac Saint-Point

Photo of Lac Saint-Point

Lac Saint-Point lies high in the Haut-Doubs, a long natural lake fed by limestone springs and cradled in the folds of the Jura.

Marginal · Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 14-16
New ruleReported 17 Jul 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Haute Chaîne, dépt 25) at crise, under an official préfectoral drought arrêté. Fishing is not itself banned by it, but water levels are low — go gently on stressed fish.

Arrêté préfectoral n°37370 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

A patient day, if you fancy it
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
41% confidence
limited data

Lac Saint-Point is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 5 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
SE 5 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp14.3°C
Air temp17°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

How to fish it · for Trout
When
Current conditions suit Lac Saint-Point well for autumn tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Cat S Whisker (12-14) on a slow figure-of-eight retrieve. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity. 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.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Cat S Whisker (12-14) on a slow figure-of-eight retrieve. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity. 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

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Flying AntsHatch
1
2
1
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.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Lac Saint-Point — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Lac Saint-Point
    Lac Saint-Point
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Lac Saint-Point lies high in the Haut-Doubs, a long natural lake fed by limestone springs and cradled in the folds of the Jura. The water runs cold and clear, and the trout in it carry the manners of that mineral country — unhurried, precise, intolerant of a clumsy approach. A boat is the natural way to read it: drift the wind lanes, watch where the surface tightens over a shelf, and let the fish show you where the lake is feeding. In the warmer months it stratifies, and the trout drop to follow the cool and the food. Patience and a careful eye for the wind are worth more here than distance.

  • Lake
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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