Freestone · Sandstone · Black Forest / Baden-Württemberg, DE

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Nagold — Calw-Hirsau Nagold
Marginal · Rainbow Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River dropping into shape after a lift. A short window. Take your time.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Murg
  • Water temp19.9°C
  • ClarityClearClearing
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Murg
Water temp19.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindSW 20 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent25.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.5 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Murg. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Warm — slow
20°C est.ideal 1018°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow 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
Water at 19.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Black Forest tributary
  • Fischereischein + Erlaubnisschein required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 4
Water here around 20°C — probably warm enough to stress Rainbow Trout . These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 2
  1. Nagold — Calw-Hirsau Nagold
    Calw-Hirsau Nagold
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · DERW_DEBW_44-01

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 80%
How the 28 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature32 × 28%9.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Murgproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March30 September
  • Grayling 1 May31 December

    Baden-Württemberg state rule: grayling (Äsche) closed 1 January – 30 April. Open season 1 May – 31 December. Individual fishing association (Fischereiverein) rules may apply. Always check the specific permit.

    Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.

    Prime sport 1 August → 30 November

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