Stillwater · Mixed · Hungary / Vas County (Vaskeresztes, western Hungary), HU

Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó)

Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó) terrain map
Marginal · Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 12-14
A patient day, if you fancy it
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
42% confidence
limited data

Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó) is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindS 13 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph12-14
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 13 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp29°C
CloudClear
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. When no hatch is visible, a buzzer team — black stripped quill on the point, attractor or pearl-rib on the top dropper — is the default starting point on any UK stillwater.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • State fishing licence plus the correct local ticket or regional ticket access required
  • This lake uses strict one-rod, barbless, artificial-only catch-and-release rules during the trout-area period, with no dark fishing and no boats.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
41%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó)'s sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Other water nearby · 2
Why this score
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
Directions
Seasons & zones
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