Freestone · Limestone · Inner Carniola / SE Slovenia border, SI

River Kolpa

A canoe resting on the calm green bank of the Kolpa beneath overhanging willows, forested hills behind.
Today · About as good as it gets
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.48 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp12.5°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather12°C
WindN 11 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 Grayling
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 14:00

12:00(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 59%
Also:Autumn Dun46%Cinnamon Sedge35%Heather Fly32%
Peak emergence window11 food groups active

Peak activity at 14:00 — Autumn Dun (Autumn Dun, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Supporters see what else is on the menu.

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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
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling 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 · Grayling
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing licence + permit
  • Shared with Croatia.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. A canoe resting on the calm green bank of the Kolpa beneath overhanging willows, forested hills behind.
    Canoe on the Kolpa
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · SI21VT50

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity71 × 12%8.5
Conditions total= 84
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
  • Grayling 16 May → 30 November

    Slovenian common default: grayling 16 May – 30 November (lipan). Slovenia is permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water. Always check the Ribiška Družina (fishing district) permit for the specific beat. The Soča, Idrijca, and Sava system hold world-class grayling alongside marble trout.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

  • Hucho 1 October → 14 February
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