Spate · Granite · Brittany / Morbihan

Scorff

Scorff venue image
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Atlantic salmon river on granitic Armorican bedrock in southern Brittany.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature5728% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3112% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.5°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
11°C
Wind
W 17 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1013 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
7.5 mm
Light rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Through the open trout season — 2nd Saturday of March through 3rd Sunday of September. Spring olives April through May; sedges through summer; spate-driven on falling water.
Where
Pool tails, riffle heads, and the seams behind boulders through the Morbihan beats. The Scorff is medium-scale Breton spate freestone.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. Breton spate freestone — fish 12 to 24 hours after rain on the drop. Long leader, fine tippet.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Breton spate freestone. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots.
Why this works
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (31).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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A
M
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Breton AAPPMA permits
  • Mandatory catch-and-release for salmon common.
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About this water

Atlantic salmon river on granitic Armorican bedrock in southern Brittany. Spring salmon runs March–May peak. Fish rising water after Atlantic rainfall when fresh flow brings fish upstream. Clear water between spates thanks to granite drainage. Standard tactics: tubes 1–1.5 inch in flood, dries as water drops. Sea trout present. Check Morbihan arrêté for season and regulations.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 March → 15 September
  • Trout2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September

Salmon: Banned (2026) — Brittany 2026 order bans Atlantic salmon and sea trout on all Breton rivers.

Sea trout: Banned (2026) — Brittany 2026 order bans Atlantic salmon and sea trout on all Breton rivers.

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