Stillwater · Limestone · Jura (39) / Arlay, FR

Pisciculture de Tortelet

Pisciculture de Tortelet terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Booby · 10–12
New ruleReported 9 Sept 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

VigiEau lists this venue's surface-water zone (Seille, dépt 39) 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°38076 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Pisciculture de Tortelet is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 21 km/hModerate breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
Today's fly
Booby
Booby10–12
Washing-line
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze · Gusts to 36 km/h
SW 21 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp13.0°C
Air temp7°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftSW wind
South-western end

A southwesterly has held for 7 hours, running colder than the water (11°C air against 13°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered south-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
Current conditions suit Pisciculture de Tortelet well for autumn tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
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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14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

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
  • Traditional/bait fishing on a small 70 m course
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A good match for Pisciculture de Tortelet — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • 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)
Related guides
Booking & contacts