Stillwater · Limestone · Hautes-Pyrénées / Gavarnie-Gèdre, FR

Lac des Especières

Lac des Espécières ou de Luhos venue image
Fair · Trout
Small Perdigón · 16-20
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
45% confidence
limited data

Lac des Especières is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindS 18 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón16-20
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 18 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp15.1°C
Air temp13°C
CloudClear
Pressure
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

How to fish it · for Trout
When
May–September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Sedge should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
M
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M
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J
A
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
1
2
1
Claret DunHatch
1
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
What this classification means

WFD code removed 2026-06-18: this lake was incorrectly sharing the Gave d'Estaubé river's code FRFRR404_2. EEA WISE has no dedicated lake (LW) water body for Lac des Especières, so status is left Unknown. Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu.

Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March3rd Sunday of September
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Booking & contacts