Spate · Granite · Corsica / Haute-Corse (Corte / Restonica valley), FR

Restonica

Restonica — la Restonica

The Restonica rises in high mountains above Corte and descends through a gorge that reminds you how small you are.

Today · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.45 m
Lifting fast
Water temp7.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather16°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
8°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
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 46%
Also:Iron Blue23%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown 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.
  • Haute-Corse regulations
  • Carte de pêche required
  • No-kill conservation program.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Tavignano (Tavignanu)
9.0 km
Brown trout
Lac de Ninu
11 km
Brown trout
Golo (Golu)
15 km
Brown trout
Gravona
18 km
Brown trout
Taravo (Taravu)
46 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Restonica — la Restonica
    la Restonica
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Restonica rises in high mountains above Corte and descends through a gorge that reminds you how small you are. Mediterranean mountain torrent with endemic Corsican trout in cascading pocket water — demanding technical fishing with small dries and nymphs. Cold, crystal-clear flow. No-kill conservation development underway. Check Haute-Corse prefectural regulations.

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

WFD classification · FRER26B

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 79
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
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