Spring Fed · Limestone · Morocco / Middle Atlas (Ifrane National Park), MA

Middle Atlas streams & lakes (Ifrane / upper Oum Er-Rbia)

Middle Atlas streams & lakes (Ifrane / upper Oum Er-Rbia) terrain map

The strongest trout zone in Morocco.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp9.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp9.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindS 14 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent6.5 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
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
  • CapererMost likelyLower confidence
    #10–12 · Adult
    Big autumn sedge; fish dry at last light.
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Brown SedgeHatch
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Small SpurwingHatch
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Small Dark OliveHatch
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2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

A compact mountain-river trout pack for the Middle and High Atlas. Similar in logic to Andalusía: stealthy, nymph-led, with short dry-fly windows and a little streamer cover.

SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing, sub-surface
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Permis de pêche (fishing permit) — locally issued
  • Foreign anglers should contact the local HCEFLCD delegation or a Moroccan fishing guide for the area they plan to visit
  • The permit system is not standardised for visitors in the way European systems are — expect local arrangements rather than an online purchase process
  • A guide familiar with the area is strongly recommended for both practical access and permit logistics.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
About this water

The strongest trout zone in Morocco. Ifrane sits at about 1,650 m in the Middle Atlas with cold springs, cedar forest, and a national-park mountain setting. This is best treated as a mixed streams-and-lakes trout cluster rather than a single beat river. Brown trout and some stocked rainbow trout are the practical fish picture in the current file. It is the best-supported base for mountain trout fishing in Morocco.

  • Limestone
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature89 × 28%24.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout approximately April → approximately September
Related guides
Chalkstream Playbooklimestone spring creek — same tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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