Stillwater · Chalk · Somme (80) / Grouches-Luchuel, FR

Pisciculture au Val de Grouches

Au Val de Grouches venue image

A commercial put-and-take fishery near Grouches-Luchuel in Somme, stocking rainbow trout.

Fair · Rainbow
Chironome · 12-16
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Pisciculture au Val de Grouches
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.
52% confidence

Pisciculture au Val de Grouches is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 11 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Chironome
Chironome12-16
Static
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SW 11 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp26°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Open daily year-round, 7am-7pm; special big-trout weekends
Where
Start with Chironome (12-16) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Chironome (12-16) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

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

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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J
J
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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
Rainbow fly box

French réservoir fishing with strong competition influence: chironomes, Diawl Bachs, blobs, boobies and active lure work all matter.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Private commercial fishery
  • Three tiers: individual shared parcours, family fishing in ~20 private parcels, and group fishing across 3 large courses
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A good match for Pisciculture au Val de Grouches — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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About this water

A commercial put-and-take fishery near Grouches-Luchuel in Somme, stocking rainbow trout. Three tiers: individual shared parcours, family fishing in ~20 private parcels, and group fishing across 3 large courses No standard carte de peche needed — day tickets are bought directly from the venue. Call ahead to confirm current stocking and pricing.

  • Fishery
  • Chalk
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout Year-round (venue's own season — see access_notes)Year-round (venue's own season — see access_notes)
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Booking & contacts