In one of my earlier posts I’ve already described the ‘bienfaits’ of our beloved Obersauer Stausee and the damage it makes to the aquatic world in the Sauer ( Green energy?).

I could recently experience directly and painfully the destructive power of the dam. Few days ago, exactly when the graylings started to rush for my nymphs, I suddenly felt a wave of dead cold water flowing down the Sauer. Wearing light waders I could hardly withstand the cold. Needless to say the fish disappeared immediately. Unfortunately, it was just a beginning of a long period of water releases which completely ruined my end of trout season’s celebrations. Imagine what temperature the water has now in the bottom part of the Esch-sur-Sure lake. 6-7 grades? That’s exactly this kind of water that is now released to the Sauer. You don’t even need to go the river yourself to see it, it’s enough to verify the water levels at www.inondations.lu , if there’s no strong rain and the water level suddenly jumps up, this can only mean that the water has just been released from the dam and you better stay home tying flies or gaining some credits with your wife. Currently the water level in the Sauer remains constantly high:

and, believe me….it’s really cold. I think this phenomenon can affect the whole Sauer, until it joins the Moselle, which, in turn, is artificially overheated by the Cattenom nuclear power plant…..complete disaster. As you can see fishing in Luxembourg is not a piece of cake and you must be really versatile and always actively look for alternatives to be able to continuosly practice your hobby with decent results. As for me I plan to visit some smaller creeks in this difficult period, they should not be affected by this effect of shortsighted environmental policy.