Stillwater · Volcanic · Auvergne / Puy-de-Dôme (Monts Dore)

Lac Chauvet

Aerial view of the round volcanic Lac Chauvet surrounded by forest and farmland in the Monts Dore, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Marginal · Trout
Small Perdigón · 16-20
New ruleReported 8 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

The 13 - Dordogne amont zone (Dept 63) is at crise — the second-highest French drought tier — under a préfectoral arrêté. Fishing itself is not named as prohibited, but water is severely restricted and flows are likely very low; fish with care and check locally.

Arrêté préfectoral n°37653 ↗

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date. Always confirm locally before travelling.

A patient day, if you fancy it
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.
34% confidence
limited data

Lac Chauvet is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón16-20
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NW 10 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp27°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
April–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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

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.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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
1
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
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
1
2
1
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
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 Puy-de-Dôme
  • Standard 1ère catégorie season.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A good match for Lac Chauvet — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Lac Servières
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Gallery · 2
  1. Aerial view of the round volcanic Lac Chauvet surrounded by forest and farmland in the Monts Dore, Puy-de-Dôme, France
    Lac Chauvet, Monts Dore
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Good
What this classification means

WFD chemical status Failing to achieve good → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRFL32 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · FRFL32

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • 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
Related guides
Thermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperaturePyrenees PlaybookFrench riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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