Stillwater · Limestone · Tyrol

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Tyrol's largest lake, deep and cold and crystal-clear—the sort of stillwater that demands either a boat or knowledge of the right bank positions.

Fair · Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
47% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindW 4 km/hCalm
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
W 4 km/h
N
W
from the west
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp16°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for trout
When
The great red sedge is on. Sedge may also come into play as the day warms. Calm conditions may limit drift fishing — consider buzzers or dry fly if fish are rising.
Where
With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve. On a flat-calm surface, swap bushy searching dries for flush-in-film emergers — Suspender Buzzer or Shuttlecock — and fish a long leader.
The plan
Plan A

With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve. On a flat-calm surface, swap bushy searching dries for flush-in-film emergers — Suspender Buzzer or Shuttlecock — and fish a long leader.

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

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
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2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
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2
Black MidgeHatch
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3
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Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
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2

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

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Tirol lake
  • Boat hire available locally
  • Fischerkarte + lake permit required
  • Check with Fischereiverein Achensee.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for this venue — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Fishing better nearby · 5
About this water

Tyrol's largest lake, deep and cold and crystal-clear—the sort of stillwater that demands either a boat or knowledge of the right bank positions. Arctic char, lake trout, and brown trout. Local permits and methods matter; check before you fish.

  • Lake
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyPoor
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ATOK301930002

Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Great Red Sedge is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 May → 30 September
  • Graylingnot applicable → not applicable
  • Char1 June → 30 September
  • Lake trout1 May → 31 October
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