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Hornád & Hnilec (Slovak Paradise overview)

The Hornád river winding through meadows and woodland in the Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) region of Slovakia
Good · Brown Trout
Parachute Adams · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.32 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp17.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams14-18
Upstream dry
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.32 m
Last reading 3h ago
Water temp17.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindSW 8 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead7.4 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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.
Why this works
Good — conditions well-balanced, with water clarity particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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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
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1
Grayling seasonSeason
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2
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2
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2
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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.
  • State fishing licence/card (rybársky lístok) plus a local or SRZ-area permit for the specific waters
  • Guest access is possible through local associations and SRZ-linked structures, but exact permit format and duration should be checked water by water.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Poprad (Slovakia)
25 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Belá
49 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Poprad
57 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Dunajec
59 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Hucho
Gallery · 2
  1. The Hornád river winding through meadows and woodland in the Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) region of Slovakia
    The Hornád River flowing through the Slovak Paradise
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature74 × 28%20.7
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity67 × 12%8.0
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 April → 30 September
  • Grayling 1 June → 31 December
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