Stillwater · Granite · Massif Central / Puy-de-Dôme (VolcanSancy), FR

Lac Servières

Lac Servières seen from its north-west shore, Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Lac Servières is Guéry's quieter neighbour — a round, shallow volcanic lake sitting in a broad crater at 1200 metres, stocked with brown trout and fringed by the kind of high meadow that looks, frankly, like it was put there by someone with an advertising brief.

Closed season · Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 14–16
Closed season
Season reopens 2nd Saturday of March. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.

Lac Servières is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • Wind12 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph14–16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
12 km/h
calmblown out
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp7.2°C
Air temp8°C
CloudBroken
Pressure—
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
May–October
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.
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.

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.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Claret DunHatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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Flying AntsHatch
1
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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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
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Lac Servières seen from its north-west shore, Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme, France
    Lac Servières, Volcan Sancy
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The fishing is best at the edges: wind lanes where terrestrials drift in, the weedy margins at first and last light, the deeper pocket near the outflow where the bigger fish hold. Wading is possible in places but a float-tube opens up the whole lake. Same inter-federal permit as Guéry. Shallower and more exposed than Pavin, but on a still summer morning with the mist lifting it's hard to argue with the atmosphere. Terrestrials and small nymphs fished slow. Not a river-fisher's obvious choice — but if you're in the Sancy for the week, skipping it would be foolish.

  • Lake
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRFRR107B_1

Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Lac Servières is a lake in Massif Central / Puy-de-Dôme (VolcanSancy), France. The catchment geology is recorded as granite, and the water sits at about 1,208 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 2nd Saturday of March to 3rd Sunday of September. Best window recorded for anglers: May–October. Core methods listed: Wet fly; nymph; dry fly. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Access is recorded as a commercial water paid for per visit. Nearby waters in our listings include Lac Guéry at 4.0 km, Fontsalade at 5.0 km and Miouze at 10 km.