Stillwater · Chalk · Normandy / Calvados (commercial fishery), FR

St-Pierre-des-Ifs

St-Pierre-des-Ifs terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Medium nymphs (10–14) · 14–16
Fairlive now
Reasonable autumn fishing likely at St-Pierre-des-Ifs
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
59% confidence

St-Pierre-des-Ifs is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 18 km/hGentle breeze · Gusts to 30 km/h
Today's fly
MN
Medium nymphs (10–14)14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze · Gusts to 30 km/h
SW 18 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp16.3°C
Air temp17°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1021 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
North-eastern end

A southwesterly has held for 10 hours at much the same temperature as the 16°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. 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
Year-round
Where
Start with Medium nymphs (10–14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. 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 Medium nymphs (10–14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. 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
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
MN
Medium nymphs (10–14)Top
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
WF
wet flies
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
DR
dries
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Commercial fishery
  • Day tickets.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
49%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from St-Pierre-des-Ifs's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Water here around 16°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Why this score
  • autumn conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout Year-round → Year-round
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