Stillwater · Mixed · Central Bohemia, CZ

Orlík Reservoir

Orlík Reservoir — Vraz Jistec Otava
Marginal · Rainbow
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.
38% confidence
limited data

Orlík Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindS 4 km/hCalm
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
S 4 km/h
N
S
from the south
WaveFlat calm
Water temp—
Air temp28°C
CloudClear
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Orlík Reservoir. Flat calm means fish may be spookier — longer leaders and subtler flies will help. Very warm conditions — trout have a narrower safe zone of cool, oxygen-rich water. Fish only at first light or last light, use barbless hooks, keep fish in the water during release, and stop if fish struggle to recover. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
Where
Start with Pheasant tail nymph (12-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant tail nymph (12-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • State licence plus local reservoir permit required
  • Boat access, launch rules and local management matter more here than trout-river assumptions.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
41%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Orlík Reservoir's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

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Vltava 28
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4
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Rainbow trout · Pike · Zander
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39 km
Chub · Barbel · Grayling
Otava 6 (Private Trophy Section)
39 km
Brown trout
Otava
45 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Orlík Reservoir — Vraz Jistec Otava
    Vraz Jistec Otava
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • summer conditions with clear skies and calm wind.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 April → 31 August
  • Grayling 16 June → 30 November
  • Pike 16 June → 31 December

    Czech non-salmonid predator season is effectively mid-June to year end. Sources vary by wording between June 15/16 because protection runs through 15 June and fishing starts after that.

  • Carp 1 January → 31 December

    Carp generally lacks a national predator-style close season in non-salmonid waters, but local fishery rules, daily limits and pond/reservoir operating periods may apply.

  • Catfish 16 June → 31 December

    Czech non-salmonid predator season is effectively mid-June to year end. Sources vary by wording between June 15/16 because protection runs through 15 June and fishing starts after that.

  • Zander 16 June → 31 December

    Czech non-salmonid predator season is effectively mid-June to year end. Sources vary by wording between June 15/16 because protection runs through 15 June and fishing starts after that.

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