Waters · France
Rhône (Lyon) fishing report
Updated Sunday, 23 August 2026 · refreshed several times daily
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: good (80/100)
Wels Catfish is the most promising species on Rhône (Lyon) today. Water temperature is around 24°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 22:00–00:00 local time — score 94/100
- 02:00–04:00 local time — score 94/100
- 05:00–07:00 local time — score 81/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Saturday 22 Aug | Sunday 23 Aug | Monday 24 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wels Catfish | 80 — good | 92 — excellent | 95 — excellent |
| Zander | 77 — good | 76 — good | 79 — good |
| Asp | 63 — good | 71 — good | 60 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Rhône (Lyon) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:15:30 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Lac d'Annecy — Haute-Savoie, France (104 km away)
- Lac de Saint-Cassien — Provence, France (289 km away)
- Lac du Der-Chantecoq — Grand Est, France (315 km away)
- Lake Como — Lombardy, Italy (343 km away)