Spate · Granite · Brittany / Morbihan

Scorff

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Atlantic salmon river on granitic Armorican bedrock in southern Brittany.

Good · Brown Trout
CDC Emerger · 16-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.38 m
  • Water temp16.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
CDC Emerger
CDC Emerger16-18
Dead-drift
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.38 m
Water temp16.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindNW 11 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent4.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
16°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
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 — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
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Trout seasonSeason
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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Breton AAPPMA permits
  • Mandatory catch-and-release for salmon common.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRGR0094

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature95 × 28%26.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
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
  • 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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