Freestone · Granite · Corsica / Haute-Corse (Corte), FR

Tavignano (Tavignanu)

Tavignano (Tavignanu) — Aerial view of natural pools in Tavignano Valley, Corsica, France

Corsica's second-longest river flowing from high mountains to the east coast.

Today · Closed season
Coch-y-bonddu
New ruleReported 18 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Zone hydrographique Plaine Orientale, dépt 2B) at crise, under an official préfectoral drought arrêté. Fishing is not itself banned by it, but water levels are low — go gently on stressed fish.

Arrêté préfectoral n°38126 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date. Always confirm locally before travelling.

Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Coch-y-bonddu
Coch-y-bonddu
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.62 m
Lifting fast
Water temp16.1°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather21°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.1 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
Warm — slow
16°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
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 33%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge31%Reed Smut31%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost8 food groups active

Peak activity at 6pm — Evening Sedge (Evening Sedge, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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 · September highlighted
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
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Autumn OliveHatch
1
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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 prefecture orders apply
  • Carte de pêche required
  • No-kill development active
  • Check latest conservation status.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Restonica
9.0 km
0
Brown trout
Taravo (Taravu)
53 km
0
Brown trout
Golo (Golu)
9.0 km
Brown trout
Lac de Ninu
19 km
Brown trout
Gravona
25 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Tavignano (Tavignanu) — Aerial view of natural pools in Tavignano Valley, Corsica, France
    Aerial view of natural pools in Tavignano Valley, Corsica, France
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Corsica's second-longest river flowing from high mountains to the east coast. Mountain torrent character with endemic trout in technical pocket water. Steep, cascading sections with plunge pools. Small dry flies and nymphs effective. Spate character — best during or shortly after rainfall. Check local regulations.

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

WFD classification · FRER24

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 Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 82
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
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