Mountain Lake · Limestone · Bavaria / Chiemgau, DE

Förchensee

Förchensee venue image
Marginal · Trout
Small Streamer · 6-10
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
35% confidence
limited data

Förchensee is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
SS
Small Streamer6-10
Swing
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
NW 8 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveRipple
Water temp22.2°C
Air temp23°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1013 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 daddy longlegs are on. Wind-blown Terrestrials 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.
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.

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

Watch for Sedge towards evening — this could be the best window of the day.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
CaenisHatch
2
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Small Alpine lake
  • Fischereischein + lake permit required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
63%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp25%

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

Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · DERW_DEBY_1_F588

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May30 September
  • Char varies_by_regionvaries_by_region

    Alpine char (Saibling) — seasons, minimum sizes, and retention rules are set by Bavaria's regional fishing authority (Fischereibehörde) and the lake's owner/management association. Some Alpine lakes apply catch restrictions or closed seasons for char conservation. Always verify locally before targeting char.

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