Stillwater · Limestone · Herault (34) / Saint Gervais Sur Mare, FR

L'Echo des Sources

L'Echo Des Sources venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Booby · 10–12
New ruleReported 9 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Bassin versant de l'Orb de la Source à l’amont de la confluence avec le Jaur hors axe Orb soutenu, dépt 34) at crise, under an official préfectoral drought arrêté. Fishing is not itself banned by it, but water levels are low — go gently on stressed fish.

Arrêté préfectoral n°38075 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at L'Echo des Sources
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

L'Echo des Sources is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 28 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 61 km/h
Today's fly
Booby
Booby10–12
Washing-line
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 61 km/h
W 28 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp14.8°C
Air temp13°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftNW wind
North-western end

A northwesterly has held for 10 hours, running colder than the water (12°C air against 15°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered north-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
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at L'Echo des Sources.
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
  • 700m shaded fly-fishing or coup course through a certified-organic farm; equipment rental on-site
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
60%
Cloud100%
Wind30%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 3
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.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
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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Booking & contacts