La Boisserie is a two-hectare fly-only federal reservoir twenty kilometres north of Limoges — which is to say, it is the sort of venue that exists because the local federation decided a long time ago that fly anglers deserved a dedicated water and have been quietly stocking and running it ever since. Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook salmon (which in France usually means saumon de fontaine, brook char) are all stocked regularly. Day tickets are twenty euros, an annual is fifty, which makes this one of the cheapest serious fly tickets in western Europe. No-kill rules apply through the warm months and a one-fish limit in the cooler season. The water is granite runoff — cool, clear, a bit tannin-stained after rain — and the stocking is managed for fish that are fit to catch rather than fat to weigh. A good, honest venue.
Good late spring conditions for Réservoir de la Boisserie
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
Current conditions suit Réservoir de la Boisserie well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Conditions on the water
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
The brief
The plan
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. 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.
If fish refuse on top, drop to a buzzer under an indicator at different depths.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
What's on, when
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Top pattern + the box
Why today scores what it does
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for late spring fishing.
Precipitation
Who this water suits
Réservoir de la Boisserie, on the water
Field guide · contributor-editedWhat this water is
La Boisserie is a two-hectare fly-only federal reservoir twenty kilometres north of Limoges — which is to say, it is the sort of venue that exists because the local federation decided a long time ago that fly anglers deserved a dedicated water and have been quietly stocking and running it ever since. Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook salmon (which in France usually means saumon de fontaine, brook char) are all stocked regularly. Day tickets are twenty euros, an annual is fifty, which makes this one of the cheapest serious fly tickets in western Europe. No-kill rules apply through the warm months and a one-fish limit in the cooler season. The water is granite runoff — cool, clear, a bit tannin-stained after rain — and the stocking is managed for fish that are fit to catch rather than fat to weigh. A good, honest venue.
- Fishery
- Granite
How to get to the water
Where the rules change
- TroutYear-round → Year-round
Licences, sorteo, the rules
- Federal fly-only reservoir (Haute-Vienne federation)
- Day 20€ / annual 50€
- No-kill in summer; 1-fish limit in cooler months.
Réservoir de la Boisserie
La Boisserie is a two-hectare fly-only federal reservoir twenty kilometres north of Limoges — which is to say, it is the sort of venue that exists because the local federation decided a long time ago that fly anglers deserved a dedicated water and have been quietly stocking and running it ever since.
Good late spring conditions for Réservoir de la Boisserie
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
Current conditions suit Réservoir de la Boisserie well for late spring tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.
Conditions are ideal for Réservoir de la Boisserie — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Start with Buzzer (14-16) on a slow figure-of-eight or hang under indicator. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely. 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.
If fish refuse on top, drop to a buzzer under an indicator at different depths.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank fishing near inflows, dam walls, and weed beds. Move to find feeding fish.
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for late spring fishing.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
- Federal fly-only reservoir (Haute-Vienne federation)
- Day 20€ / annual 50€
- No-kill in summer; 1-fish limit in cooler months.
La Boisserie is a two-hectare fly-only federal reservoir twenty kilometres north of Limoges — which is to say, it is the sort of venue that exists because the local federation decided a long time ago that fly anglers deserved a dedicated water and have been quietly stocking and running it ever since. Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook salmon (which in France usually means saumon de fontaine, brook char) are all stocked regularly. Day tickets are twenty euros, an annual is fifty, which makes this one of the cheapest serious fly tickets in western Europe. No-kill rules apply through the warm months and a one-fish limit in the cooler season. The water is granite runoff — cool, clear, a bit tannin-stained after rain — and the stocking is managed for fish that are fit to catch rather than fat to weigh. A good, honest venue.
- Fishery
- Granite
- TroutYear-round → Year-round
La Boisserie is a two-hectare fly-only federal reservoir twenty kilometres north of Limoges — which is to say, it is the sort of venue that exists because the local federation decided a long time ago that fly anglers deserved a dedicated water and have been quietly stocking and running it ever since. Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook salmon (which in France usually means saumon de fontaine, brook char) are all stocked regularly. Day tickets are twenty euros, an annual is fifty, which makes this one of the cheapest serious fly tickets in western Europe. No-kill rules apply through the warm months and a one-fish limit in the cooler season. The water is granite runoff — cool, clear, a bit tannin-stained after rain — and the stocking is managed for fish that are fit to catch rather than fat to weigh. A good, honest venue.