Stillwater · Limestone · Hautes-Pyrénées / Gavarnie-Gèdre

Lac des Especières

Lac des Especières terrain map
Marginal · Trout
Small Perdigón · 16-20
A patient day, if you fancy it
Good wave on — drift country. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
40% confidence
limited data

Lac des Especières is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón16-20
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
N 9 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp18°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
May–September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
85%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Lac des Especières — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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La Truite des Pyrénées
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Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD code removed 2026-06-18: this lake was incorrectly sharing the Gave d'Estaubé river's code FRFRR404_2. EEA WISE has no dedicated lake (LW) water body for Lac des Especières, so status is left Unknown. Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu.

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March → 3rd Sunday of September
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