Stillwater · Granite · Pyrénées-Orientales / Cerdagne-Capcir

Bouillouses Mountain Lakes

Network of high-mountain lakes in the Cerdagne-Capcir, using Lac des Bouillouses as the main access and overview point.

Fair · Trout
Bibio Hopper · 10-12
Fairlive now
Good drifting conditions on Bouillouses Mountain Lakes
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
56% confidence
What moved it
  • WindN 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Bibio Hopper
Bibio Hopper10-12
Upstream dry
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
N 13 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp22°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
June–September
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio Hopper on the bob and Small Damsel on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio Hopper on the bob and Small Damsel on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. Move along the bank and try a different angle or depth before changing fly.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

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
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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

Closer to wild-lake trout fishing than to competition réservoirs. More room for naturals, caddis, buzzer, terrestrial and modest lure use.

SD
Small Damsel
8-12 · Pattern
Retrieve
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • AAPPMA permits.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
86%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Bouillouses Mountain Lakes — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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About this water

Network of high-mountain lakes in the Cerdagne-Capcir, using Lac des Bouillouses as the main access and overview point. Remote alpine lake fishing for wild trout in pristine conditions. Hike-in access to multiple lakes with varying difficulty. Short season (July–September). Solitude, wild fish, mountain views. Permits required; check Pyrénées-Orientales regulations.

  • Lake
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Moderate → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody FRDR229 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · FRDR229

Why this score
  • Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
  • Temperature (moderate) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2nd Saturday of March3rd Sunday of September
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