Stillwater · Limestone · Tyrol, AT

Achensee

View across Achensee lake toward the snow-capped Karwendel mountains near Pertisau, Austria
Fair · Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
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Good drifting conditions on Achensee
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • WindW 6 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
W 6 km/h
N
W
from the west
WaveRipple
Water temp9.4°C
Air temp6°C
CloudClear
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The buzzer is on. Fry may also come into play as the day warms. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
CaenisHatch
2
3
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Trout
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Tirol lake
  • Boat hire available locally
  • Fischerkarte + lake permit required
  • Check with Fischereiverein Achensee.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. View across Achensee lake toward the snow-capped Karwendel mountains near Pertisau, Austria
    Achensee at Pertisau, Tyrol
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-09-14 after the pin audit: matched by point query against EEA WISE WFD2022_SurfaceWaterBody (the lake water body). Status: WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) ecological class 2 = Good potential (heavily modified water body), chemical 'failing to achieve good' (Austria-wide in the 2022 cycle). Prior id ATOK301930002 (Poor) described a different reach — a river code on a lake.

WFD classification · ATOK3500300

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 30 September
  • Grayling not applicable → not applicable

    All grayling must be returned — retention is prohibited here.

  • Char 1 June → 30 September

    Seesaibling (Arctic char) — Achensee. Tyrolean lake-specific byelaw. Char feed actively near surface in summer. Spawning run October–November — season closes end of September to protect pre-spawning fish. Midges, small nymphs, dry flies in calm evenings. Check Fischereiverein Achensee permit.

  • Lake trout 1 May → 31 October
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