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Steinberger Ache

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Today · Closed season
Black Midge
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
75% projected
Today's fly
Black Midge
Black Midge
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp6.5°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather3°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent5.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
7°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.
Likely species
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Molluscs
  • Pond snailsMost likelyLower confidence
    #10–12–14 · Adult
    Dead-drift or twitch a snail pattern near weed beds.
Oligochaetes
  • Aquatic wormsMost likelyLower confidence
    #12–14–16 · Adult
    Dead-drift a worm pattern deep - a year-round staple.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 55%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly35%
Peak emergence window4 food groups active

Peak activity at 10 Uhr — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SS
Small Streamer
6–10 · Pattern
Swing
Beats · 1
Day-ticket water (upper and lower sections)Access varies
The day-ticket water covers the more accessible stretches of the river around Steinberg, sold on hejfish as an upper and a lower section.
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Nur Fliegenfischen
  • Wilde, nicht besetzte Bachforellen: Entnommen werden dürfen nur Fische von 23–25 cm (Regel des Pächters, auf Grundlage einer Tiroler Ausnahme vom üblichen Mindestmaß); alle anderen Forellen werden zurückgesetzt
  • Bewirtschaftet von Fliegenfischen mit Herz; Tageskarten über hejfish (obere und untere Strecke)
  • Saison und Widerhaken-Regel beim Pächter bestätigen lassen
  • Die Tiroler Fischerkarte oder eine Gastfischerkarte ist erforderlich.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Rißbach
23 km
0
Brown trout · Brook trout
Isar — guest-angler stretches
31 km
0
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Inn
41 km
0
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Achensee
11 km
Brown trout · Lake trout · Char
Walchensee
36 km
Brown trout · Lake trout · Char
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

Matched 2026-09-14 by point query against EEA WISE WFD2022_SurfaceWaterBody (river line 0 m from the venue pin). Status: WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) ecological class 2 = Good; chemical 'failing to achieve good' (Austria-wide in the 2022 cycle).

WFD classification · ATOK301950007

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature52 × 28%14.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity36 × 12%4.3
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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