Freestone · Mixed · Wallonia / Liège, BE

Weser / Vesdre (Upper)

Weser / Vesdre (Upper) — the wall, at sunday evening
Poor · Rainbow Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Amblève
  • Water temp22.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Amblève
Water temp22.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather23°C
WindNE 13 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead7.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Amblève. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 1018°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 22.1°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Permis de pêche (Wallonia) / Visverlof (Flanders)
  • Foreign anglers can purchase online or at post offices without residency.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Weser / Vesdre (Upper) — the wall, at sunday evening
    the wall, at sunday evening
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · BERW06_VE18R

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 15 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature10 × 28%2.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity60 × 12%7.2
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.1°C) is outside Rainbow Trout's preferred range (10–18°C)= 57
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Amblèveproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3rd Saturday of March30 September
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