Freestone · Granite · Corsica / Corse-du-Sud (Alta Rocca), FR

Taravo (Taravu)

Taravo Bocca di Campitellu

Corsica's south-coast mountain river — steep, short, cold, carrying endemic trout genetics.

Today · Closed season
Squirmy Wormy
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Squirmy Wormy
Squirmy Wormy
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
1.87 m
Lifting fast
Water temp6.8°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather12°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent54.7 mm
Rain · ahead12.9 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
7°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 20%

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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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 · November highlighted
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2
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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3
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
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1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout 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.
  • Corse-du-Sud regulations
  • Carte de pêche required
  • No-kill conservation program.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Gravona
28 km
0
Brown trout
Restonica
46 km
0
Brown trout
Tavignano (Tavignanu)
53 km
0
Brown trout
Lac de Ninu
47 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Taravo Bocca di Campitellu
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Technical pocket-water fishing in plunge pools and cascades. Small dry flies and precise nymphing. Conservation priority for native Corsican lineage. Clear, oxygenated water year-round. Strong regulatory backing for no-kill. Spring through early summer best.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → High corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRER33 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · FRER33

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature51 × 28%14.3
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity43 × 12%5.2
Conditions total= 70
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
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
Pyrenees PlaybookFrench riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Taravo (Taravu) is a freestone river in Corsica / Corse-du-Sud (Alta Rocca), France. The catchment geology is recorded as granite, and the water sits at about 267 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 65 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 2nd Saturday of March to 3rd Sunday of September. Best window recorded for anglers: April–May, September–October. Core methods listed: Short-line nymphing; pocket-water dry fly. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as high. Access is recorded as day tickets through the local AAPPMA (angling association). Nearby waters in our listings include Gravona at 28 km, Restonica at 46 km and Lac de Ninu at 47 km.