Freestone · Limestone · Primorska / Tolmin, SI

River Bača

A wide turquoise river with a sweeping white gravel bar, flanked by limestone bluffs and dense forest.
Tomorrow · Closed season
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.52 m
Water temp13.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
Ideal
14°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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 14:00

12:00(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 89%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge58%Autumn Dun53%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost11 food groups active

Peak activity at 14:00 — Autumn Dun (Autumn Dun, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 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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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
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
SW
Streamer / Woolly BuggerTop
6-10 · Pattern
High-confidence seasonal pick
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing licence + permit.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 4
  1. A wide turquoise river with a sweeping white gravel bar, flanked by limestone bluffs and dense forest.
    Confluence of the Bača and Idrijca
  2. Turquoise-green Bača river flowing through a steep forested valley in spring.
    The Bača near Bača pri Modreju
  3. Crystal-clear turquoise Bača river flowing through a rocky limestone gorge at Klavže.
    The Bača at Klavže
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · SI628VT

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity77 × 12%9.2
Conditions total= 88
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
  • Marble trout 1 April → 31 October
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