Reservoir · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Žirovnica, SI

Moste Reservoir (Sava Dolinka)

Moste Reservoir (Sava Dolinka) terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Buzzer · 12-14
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Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Moste Reservoir (Sava Dolinka)
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.
64% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNE 5 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Buzzer
Buzzer12-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
NE 5 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveRipple
Water temp11.3°C
Air temp18°C
CloudClear
Pressure1028 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How these readings are sourced

No gauge reads this impoundment — level is set by hydro operation at the Moste dam, not by rainfall, so treat any flow-derived read as weather-only context rather than a measurement of this water.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The buzzer is on at Moste Reservoir (Sava Dolinka). The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Dawn is the prime window when warm water pushes fish deep during the day. The surface has cooled overnight and trout may be feeding in the upper layers — make the most of this before the sun gets up.
Where
Start with Elk Hair Caddis (12-16) on a on a floating line. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Elk Hair Caddis (12-16) on a on a floating line. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

If the main plan stalls, drop to a size 14–16 midge — switch to a washing-line or suspender rig and change drift line before you change food group.

Watch for

Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Rainbow
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Jesenice trophy district (trofejni revir Moste), Javornik confluence down to the Moste power-station barrier
  • Fly only, artificial fly, catch and release
  • Belly boats allowed with no motorised propulsion, up to the warning sign roughly 100 m above the lower barrier
  • Permit via ribiskekarte.si; the club also hires belly boats.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
55%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp25%

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

Water here around 11°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September

    Slovenian default dates. This is a trophy district with its own regulation (Pravilnik o trofejnem revirju Jesenice – Moste) — the operative dates come from the RD Jesenice permit, not the national default. Check before travelling.

  • Grayling 16 May → 30 November

    Slovenian common default for lipan. Permit and district controlled — confirm against the trophy-district rules.

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