Stillwater · Granite · Limousin / Haute-Vienne (Peyrilhac), FR

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.

Fair · Rainbow
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14–18
Fairlive now
Reasonable winter fishing likely at Réservoir de la Boisserie
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Réservoir de la Boisserie is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindE 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14–18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
E 13 km/h
N
E
from the east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp8.4°C
Air temp0°C
CloudClear
Pressure1013 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 Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Réservoir de la Boisserie. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Cats Whisker (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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 Cats Whisker (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. 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

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

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 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow 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.
  • Federal fly-only reservoir (Haute-Vienne federation)
  • Day 20€ / annual 50€
  • No-kill in summer; 1-fish limit in cooler months.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 3
Charente (Upper Trout Reach)
40 km
Brown trout
Domaine du Moulin Authier
50 km
Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Char
Lac de Vassivière
55 km
Pike
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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
Why this score
  • winter conditions with clear skies and breezy wind.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Year-round → Year-round
Related guides
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Booking & contacts
Permits & access
  • Commercial Trout Fishery
    Commercial managed trout fishery. Contact venue directly for day ticket availability and pricing.
  • Official website
At a glance

Réservoir de la Boisserie is a stillwater fishery in Limousin / Haute-Vienne (Peyrilhac), France. The catchment geology is recorded as granite, and the water sits at about 324 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout and rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from Year-round to Year-round. Best window recorded for anglers: Year-round (April–June and September best). Core methods listed: Nymphing; dry fly; wet fly. Access is recorded as a commercial water paid for per visit. Nearby waters in our listings include Charente (Upper Trout Reach) at 40 km, Domaine du Moulin Authier at 50 km and Lac de Vassivière at 55 km.