Spate · Limestone · Primorsko-goranska / Gorski Kotar, HR

Curak

Curak — File:Vyveracka potoka Curak, Skrad.jpg
Poor · Brown Trout
Streamer / Woolly Bugger · 6-10
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Kolpa
  • Water temp12.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SW
Streamer / Woolly Bugger6-10
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Kolpa
Water temp12.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindS 6 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Kolpa. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6 Uhr

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
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S
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SW
Streamer / Woolly BuggerTop
6-10 · Pattern
High-confidence seasonal pick
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Croatian fishing licence plus local permit where fishing is actually allowed
  • This river should be treated primarily as protected endemic habitat, not as a routine brown-trout destination.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Curak — File:Vyveracka potoka Curak, Skrad.jpg
    File:Vyveracka potoka Curak, Skrad.jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · HRCSRN0190_001

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via River Kolpaproxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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Booking & contacts