Stillwater · Limestone · Haute-Savoie (74) / Morzine

Pisciculture des Meuniers

Pisciculture des Meuniers venue image

A commercial put-and-take fishery near Morzine in Haute-Savoie, stocking rainbow trout, brown trout and char.

Fair · Rainbow
Chironome · 12-16
New ruleReported 1 Aug 2026

Severe drought restrictions (crise) in force

The Dranses zone (Dept 74) 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°37507

Temporary notices from official orders and recent fishery reports — they clear automatically once out of date.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

Fairlive now
Good summer conditions for Pisciculture des Meuniers
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
61% confidence

Pisciculture des Meuniers is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Chironome
Chironome12-16
Static
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
SE 4 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp17°C
CloudClear
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Pisciculture des Meuniers. Flat calm means fish may be spookier — longer leaders and subtler flies will help.
Where
Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Booby (8-10) on a fast strip on floating line or static on sinking. 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. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

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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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
  • ~100m2 line-fishing pond, fishing competitions with lines/hooks/bait provided
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
64%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

A commercial put-and-take fishery near Morzine in Haute-Savoie, stocking rainbow trout, brown trout and char. ~100m2 line-fishing pond, fishing competitions with lines/hooks/bait provided No standard carte de peche needed — day tickets are bought directly from the venue. Call ahead to confirm current stocking and pricing.

  • Fishery
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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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