Waters · France
Rhône (Lyon) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Fast, deep and powerful through the city — Lyon's Rhône is premier European wels water, with catfish holding in the confluence holes where the Saône joins.
Today's report: excellent (82/100)
Zander is the most promising species on Rhône (Lyon) today. Water temperature is around 11.2°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 94/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 91/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 92/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wels Catfish | 59 — fair | 60 — good | 62 — good |
| Zander | 82 — excellent | 93 — excellent | 93 — excellent |
| Asp | 73 — good | 93 — excellent | 89 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Rhône (Lyon) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.85)
- precipitation: helping (+0.85)
- water temperature: helping (+0.82)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:52:06 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Lac d'Annecy — Haute-Savoie, France (104 km away)
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- Lac du Der-Chantecoq — Grand Est, France (315 km away)
- Lake Como — Lombardy, Italy (343 km away)
- Seine (Paris) — Île-de-France, France (393 km away)
- Bodensee (Lake Constance) — Baden-Württemberg, Germany (404 km away)