A southerly has held for 12 hours, running colder than the water (12°C air against 14°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered southern 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.
Start with Cat S Whisker (12-14) on a slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Lac de Villerest — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
WFD ecological status Bad → Poor corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRGL096 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.
WFD classification · FRGL096
A southerly has held for 12 hours, running colder than the water (12°C air against 14°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered southern 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.
Start with Cat S Whisker (12-14) on a slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Lac de Villerest — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
WFD ecological status Bad → Poor corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRGL096 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.
WFD classification · FRGL096
