Freestone · Mixed · Haute-Savoie / Savoie, FR

Arly

A wide alpine river flows over a gravel bed between forested banks, with mountains rising in the background near Césarches, Savoie, France.
Good · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 14-16
New ruleReported 20 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (alerte renforcée) in force

A préfectoral drought order places this catchment's surface water at alerte renforcée, the second-highest of France's four restriction tiers. Fishing itself is not named in the order, but flows are low and water-use restrictions are in force. Zone: Fier (dépt 74).

Arrêté préfectoral n°37745

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Isère (Combe de Savoie)
  • Water temp8.2°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via Isère (Combe de Savoie)
Water temp8.2°C
ClarityClearing
Weather7°C
WindE 5 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent27.4 mm
Rain · ahead2.5 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Isère (Combe de Savoie). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Good — river flow is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. A wide alpine river flows over a gravel bed between forested banks, with mountains rising in the background near Césarches, Savoie, France.
    The River Arly near Césarches, Savoie
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · FRDR362A

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature68 × 28%19.0
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity75 × 18%13.5
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Isère (Combe de Savoie)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March3rd Sunday of September
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