Stillwater · Clay · Nord (59) / Honnecourt-Sur-Escaut, FR

Etangs de La Cressonnière

Étangs de la Cressonnière venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Booby · 10–12
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Etangs de La Cressonnière
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Etangs de La Cressonnière is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 30 km/hFresh breeze · Gusts to 52 km/h
Today's fly
Booby
Booby10–12
Washing-line
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Fresh breeze · Gusts to 52 km/h
W 30 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp12.1°C
Air temp9°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Head to
Wind driftW wind
Western end

A westerly has held for 9 hours, running colder than the water (10°C air against 12°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered western end instead — off the back of the wind, where the undertow returns food along the bottom. That chill sits in the top of the water, though, and the bed is slower to feel it — on a bottom bait it is the undertow, not the temperature, that puts you at this end. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Open February-November, daily 08:00-13:00 and 13:00-18:00
Where
Start with Booby (10–12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (10–12) — on the point. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Rainbow
ST
Streamer
6–10 · Pattern
Retrieve
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Private commercial fishery
  • 3,700m2 pond plus a 600m2 dedicated trout beat (rainbow + gold trout); reel/spin fishing
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 4
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout Year-round (venue's own season — see access_notes) → Year-round (venue's own season — see access_notes)
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