Stillwater · Limestone · Gard (30) / Saint-Paul-Les-Fonts, FR

Moulin des Fontaines

Moulin des Fontaines terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Booby · 10–12
New ruleReported 21 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (alerte renforcée) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Cèze aval (de sa confluence avec la Claysse jusqu'au Rhône), dépt 30) at alerte renforcée, 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°37847 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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 Moulin des Fontaines
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
59% confidence

Moulin des Fontaines is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Booby
Booby10–12
Washing-line
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 13 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp14.7°C
Air temp10°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1025 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 (13°C air against 15°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
Summer (Jun-Aug) Tue-Sun 9:00-12:00 & 14:00-19:00; winter Tue-Sun 9:00-12:00 & 14:00-17:00; fishing year-round
Where
Start with Booby (10–12) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (10–12) — on the point. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

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
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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
  • Over 10,000 m2 of lakes; standard catch 14.50 EUR/kg; no-kill fly/lure/spinner sessions available; children's no-kill option
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Moulin des Fontaines — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 4
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • 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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Booking & contacts