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

Curak

Curak — File:Vyveracka potoka Curak, Skrad.jpg
Prime · Brown Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Kolpa
  • Water temp13.4°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via River Kolpa
Water temp13.4°C
ClarityClearing
Weather22°C
WindE 6 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead11.3 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 1016°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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
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)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · HRCSRN0190_001

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity75 × 18%13.5
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via River Kolpaproxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March30 September
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