Freestone · Limestone · Veneto / Cadore-Ampezzano, IT

Boite

Italia Belluno - Valle di Cadore river Boite IMG 8339
Prime · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.27 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp12.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.27 m
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp12.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent19.7 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 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
12°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Through the Veneto trout season, 7 March to 28 September. This high, cold water fishes well through the middle of the day more often than the lower valley rivers — the elevation keeps it cool even in summer.
Where
Tight pockets behind boulders and the short pools between them, through the spruce-forest corridors around Cortina and down through the Cadore valley toward Perarolo.
Method
Short-line nymph through the broken pocket water — the Boite is narrow enough that a long cast is rarely the answer. Dry-dropper works well on the calmer stretches. Single barbless on No-Kill water.
Kit
8.5 to 9 ft #3/4 for a small, technical mountain torrent. Floating line, 9 to 12 ft leader to 5X. Studded boots for the glacial boulder-and-cobble bed.
Why this works
Excellent water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 13:00

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
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
SO
Small Olive / BWO Emerger
18-22 · Pattern
Upstream dry, in the film
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Veneto Regolamento Regionale 1/2023 art
  • 29: trout and marble trout open 7 March-28 September 2026 (min
  • 22cm fario)
  • Marble trout retention is prohibited year-round under art
  • 11 comma 2, regardless of season
  • Barbless single hook standard on No-Kill and RPS water.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Italia Belluno - Valle di Cadore river Boite IMG 8339
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity72 × 12%8.6
Conditions total= 84
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2026-03-072026-09-28
  • Marble trout 2026-03-072026-09-28
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