Chalk · Normandy / Seine-Maritime (Coastal chalk stream), FR

Durdent

A historic stone watermill with a large wooden waterwheel, with the Durdent River flowing past in the foreground.
Good · Grayling
Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.26 mLast reading 5h ago
  • Water temp14.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pink Grayling Bug
Pink Grayling BugHook 16
in season · matches water height · all-rounder
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.26 m
Last reading 5h ago
Water temp14.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindSW 30 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.6 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Warm — slow
15°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
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 · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Grayling seasonSeason
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1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
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2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
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3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cartes de pêche AAPPMA.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. A historic stone watermill with a large wooden waterwheel, with the Durdent River flowing past in the foreground.
    Vieux moulin/Old Mill, Normandy-France
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRHR171

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 75%
How the 68 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature65 × 28%18.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time25 × 13%3.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity67 × 12%8.0
Conditions total= 68
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 4–14 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2e Saturday de March → 3e Sunday de September
  • Grayling 3e Saturday de May → 31 December

    France national rule: grayling opens 3rd Saturday of May in all waters. In 2nd category waters, grayling remains open until 31 December. Departmental regulations may impose earlier closing dates. Always check the relevant département's 2026 arrêté préfectoral.

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