Spate · Granite · Valais, CH

Valais Alpine Streams

Valais Alpine Streams — Stream above Binn VS

High-altitude side valleys of the Valais holding small mountain streams with wild brown trout.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14–18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Arc
  • Water temp6.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14–18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Arc
Water temp6.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather5°C
WindNE 5 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent7.7 mm
Rain · ahead12.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Arc. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
6°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
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
1
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

A compact but high-quality Swiss box covering alpine streams, mountain lakes, and Jura salmonid rivers such as the Doubs.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Valais Canton high-altitude streams
  • Patent (Valais) + permit required
  • Remote locations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Gallery · 2
  1. Valais Alpine Streams — Stream above Binn VS
    Stream above Binn VS
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Very short season—typically June to September. Intimate pocket water with tight-line nymphing.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature39 × 28%10.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 65
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Arcproxy
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
Seasons & zones
  • Trout June → 30 September
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Valais Alpine Streams is a spate river in Valais, Switzerland. Its recorded elevation is about 638 m above sea level and the catchment geology is granite. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from June to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: June to September, with late summer usually giving the most stable access and clearest water. Core methods listed: nymph; dry fly; small streamer. Nearby waters in our listings include Rhône Headwaters at 40 km, Lake Thun at 45 km and Lake Brienz at 53 km.