Freestone · Mixed · Alps / Savoie, FR

Isère (Combe de Savoie)

A wide alpine river flowing past tree-lined banks, with misty mountains in the background near Montmelian, Savoie.
Poor · Grayling
Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level1.12 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp11.9°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
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
1.12 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp11.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather9°C
WindE 3 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Autumn through November prime.
Where
Faster gravel runs and the heads of riffles through the Combe de Savoie.
Method
Euro-nymphing through the deeper pockets; switch to dries when sedges or olives come off in autumn afternoons.
Kit
10 ft #3 nymphing rod for the deep pockets; 9 ft #4 for dries. 4 to 5 lb fluoro tippet, 12 ft leader.
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
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
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 wide alpine river flowing past tree-lined banks, with misty mountains in the background near Montmelian, Savoie.
    Isere @ Pont Morens @ Montmelian
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · FRDR527A

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 55%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time10 × 13%1.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity31 × 12%3.7
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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 2e Saturday de March → 3e Sunday de September
  • Grayling 3e Saturday de May → 3e Sunday de September

    France national rule: grayling opens 3rd Saturday of May in all waters. In 1st category (salmonid) rivers, grayling closes with the trout season on the 3rd Sunday of September. Departmental regulations may impose additional restrictions. Always check the relevant département's 2026 arrêté préfectoral.

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