Freestone · Granite · Vosges / Vosges (88) (Rabodeau valley), FR

Rabodeau

France : Vosges : Lorraine : Vosges : Vallée du Rabeaudeau près de Moyenmoutier

Vosges mountain stream with strict fly-only and no-kill regulation protecting wild trout.

Today · Closed season
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.53 m
Lifting fast
Water temp8.7°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather10°C
WindN 19 km/h
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead15.8 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

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
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 22%

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

More balanced than the mountain-river pack. French nymphing still matters, but there is more room for dries, spiders and general searching flies.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Plaine
14 km
0
Brown trout · Grayling
Vologne
34 km
0
Brown trout
Moselotte
45 km
0
Brown trout · Grayling
Messang Salmoniculture
32 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout
Domaine de Champs sur l'Eau
32 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Char
Gallery · 2
  1. France : Vosges : Lorraine : Vosges : Vallée du Rabeaudeau près de Moyenmoutier
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Granitic freestone terrain. Backcountry water where the fish and resource matter more than volume. Spring through early autumn fishing. Local-strain trout management. Check with local AAPPMA for permits.

Hatches & food

In Vosges granite catchments, trout in cool freestone streams feed on early and spring olives once levels settle after winter, daytime stoneflies over clean, stony runs, a broad band of evening caddis supported by rich bug life in the region, steady small buzzer activity on mild days, and terrestrials strongest where the river is hemmed in by forest.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Moderate → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRCR295 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · FRCR295

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature72 × 28%20.2
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time50 × 13%6.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity35 × 12%4.2
Conditions total= 74
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookFrench riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Rabodeau is a freestone river in Vosges / Vosges (88) (Rabodeau valley), France. The catchment geology is recorded as granite, and the water sits at about 380 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 10 km long. 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: March–September. Core methods listed: Nymphing; dry fly. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Access is recorded as day tickets through the local AAPPMA (angling association). Nearby waters in our listings include Plaine at 14 km, Messang Salmoniculture at 32 km and Domaine de Champs sur l'Eau at 32 km.