Freestone · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Bohinj, SI

Sava Bohinjka

Sava Bohinjka fishing venue photo
Good · Rainbow Trout
Streamer / Woolly Bugger · 6-10
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River steady at a fishable height. A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.04 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp15.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SW
Streamer / Woolly Bugger6-10
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.04 m
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp15.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
15.6°Cideal 10–18°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
Good — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · October 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 · Rainbow Trout
SW
Streamer / Woolly BuggerTop
6-10 · Pattern
High-confidence seasonal pick
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing licence + permit from ribiške družine
  • Barbless hooks on catch-and-release sections.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Mostnica
2.0 km
Marble trout · Brown trout
Savica
6.0 km
Brown trout · Lake trout
Koritnica (Bača tributary, Rut)
12 km
Marble trout · Brown trout · Grayling
Kneža
12 km
Marble trout · Brown trout · Grayling
Soča
13 km
Brown trout · Marble trout
Gallery · 7
  1. Bohinjska Bela
    Bohinjska Bela
  2. The Sava Bohinjka flowing through the Bohinj valley near the lake outflow, clear turquoise water with boulders.
    Sava Bohinjka near Lake Bohinj
  3. The Sava Bohinjka outflow from Lake Bohinj at Ribčev Laz, clear water between rocky banks.
    Sava Bohinjka outflow from Lake Bohinj
  4. The Sava Bohinjka near Bohinjska Bistrica, clear fast water over a rocky bed with forested hillsides.
    Sava Bohinjka near Bohinjska Bistrica
  5. The Sava Bohinjka flowing through a wide gravel-bed valley with alpine mountains behind.
    Sava Bohinjka toward Bohinjska Bela
  6. The Sava Bohinjka at Bodešče near Bled, clear-water river between wooded banks.
    Sava Bohinjka at Bodešče
  7. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody SI112VT7 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · SI112VT7

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 75%
How the 79 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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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

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Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsAlpine Streamsmountain entomologyMarble TroutSoča system
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