Chalk · Normandy / Seine-Maritime, FR

Risle

Risle fishing venue photo
Today · A proper day on the water
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
65% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.27 m
Lifting fast
Water temp11.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather8°C
WindN 24 km/h
Pressure1001 hPa
Rain · recent17.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Autumn through November prime. The Risle's grayling fish well in cool chalk water.
Where
Faster gravel runs and the heads of riffles through the middle and lower river. Deeper glide tails into autumn.
Method
Euro-nymphing through the deeper pockets is the daily default; switch to dries on autumn afternoons when sedges and small olives come off. Long fine tippet for the clear water.
Kit
10 ft #3 nymphing rod for the deep pockets; 9 ft #4 for dries. 4 to 5 lb fluoro tippet, 12 ft leader.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 18h

12h(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 23%

Peak activity at 18h — Caperer (Caperer)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season
Beats · 2 · 1 reaches

The Risle is largely association water: the day or weekly fishing card covers the Pont-Audemer association's no-kill fly reaches. A private hosted stretch at a mill B&B takes enquiries from non-guests, with overnight guests given priority.

Risle · 2 beatsDay rods
Pont-Audemer no-kill fly reaches, Le Roy Moulin
The 2 beats
Pont-Audemer no-kill fly reachesDay tickets
AAPPMA Pont-Audemer
Three no-kill fly reaches on the lower Risle — Corneville-sur-Risle, Appeville-Annebault and Saint-Philibert-sur-Risle — held by the Pont-Audemer association. They come with the normal day or weekly fishing card; there is no separate beat booking.
No-kill. Other stretches of the river sit under different associations — check locally for fly-only and no-kill rules.
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Le Roy MoulinEnquiry
Le Roy Moulin (mill B&B)
A private two-channel course of around six kilometres at a mill B&B. Visitors who aren't staying can ask to fish, but overnight guests have priority, so treat it as an enquiry rather than a booking.
No-kill is mandatory.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Pisciculture du Claireau
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Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Char
Calonne (Trout Farm)
23 km
Rainbow trout
Gallery · 4
  1. Pont sur la Risle à Grosley-sur-Risle
    Pont sur la Risle à Grosley-sur-Risle
  2. Risle — La Risle vue vers l'amont, prise de Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque
    La Risle vue vers l'amont, prise de Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque
  3. Ajou
    Ajou
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-06-18: prior id FRHR2105 returned no row in EEA WISE. Re-mapped to FRHR268 'La Risle du confluent de la Charentonne au confluent de la Corbie' — the middle trout reach. Status: EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Confidence: medium — VERIFY: the pack coordinate (49.50,0.72) sits low/near the maritime limit (FRHT07); if the venue is the lower river re-map accordingly. Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu.

WFD classification · FRHR268

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 55%
How the 76 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time10 × 13%1.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2e Saturday de March → 3e Sunday de September
  • Grayling 3e Saturday de May → 31 December

    France national rule: grayling opens 3rd Saturday of May in all waters. In 2nd category waters, grayling remains open until 31 December. Departmental regulations may impose earlier closing dates. Always check the relevant département's 2026 arrêté préfectoral.

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