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.

Today · Closed season
Partridge & Orange
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Partridge & Orange
Partridge & Orange
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Arc
Water temp16.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.6 mm

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

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
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 95%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge59%Autumn Dun53%Heather Fly53%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Reed Smut (Reed Smut, Peak emergence window)

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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Trout seasonSeason
1
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

High-altitude side valleys of the Valais holding small mountain streams with wild brown trout. 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
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Arcproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout June → 30 September
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