Stillwater · Limestone · Styria / Ausseerland, AT

Toplitzsee

Toplitzsee Plätte 20220923a
Good · Pike
Small nymphs · 14–16
Goodlive now
Autumn pike — big fish, big flies
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
69% confidence
What moved it
  • WindNW 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
SN
Small nymphs14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
NW 4 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
WaveFlat calm
Water temp9.4°C
Air temp9°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1027 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 Pike
When
Pike are feeding aggressively as water cools, building reserves for winter. Weed is dying back, concentrating both pike and prey fish into predictable holding areas.
Where
Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
The plan
Plan A

Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.

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

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Either bank or boat

Calm evenings can fish well from bank or boat — target rising fish wherever you find them.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
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 · Pike
SN
Small nymphsTop
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
BU
Buzzers
10–14 · Buzzer
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
ST
Streamer (size 6–8)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Maximum four day licences per day, sold by the Österreichische Bundesforste (Fischerhütte or ÖBf online shop)
  • Rowing-boat fishing from rental boats only — private boats prohibited
  • Fly fishing allowed with a single fly on a single hook; spinning and trolling also permitted
  • Daylight only
  • Three salmonids per day; any pike caught must be kept
  • Fishing in the neighbouring Kammersee is prohibited
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A good match for Toplitzsee — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Toplitzsee Plätte 20220923a
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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 (lake polygon, 0.547 km² — matches the lake). Status: WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) ecological class 2 = Good; chemical 'failing to achieve good' (Austria-wide in the 2022 cycle).

WFD classification · ATOK4500900

Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 June → 31 August
  • Grayling not applicable → not applicable

    All grayling must be returned — retention is prohibited here.

  • Char 1 June → 31 August

    Within the lake season. Bag limit three salmonids a day. The lake is anoxic below roughly 20 m — char hold in the oxygenated upper layer.

  • Lake trout 1 June → 31 August
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