Freestone · Sandstone · Latvia / Vidzeme (Gauja National Park), LV

Amata

Amata — File:River Amata wint LV (8332012471).jpg

Clear tributary of the Gauja running through national park country with rapids, sandstone outcrops and forested banks.

Poor · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Gauja (Valmiera County)
  • Water temp10.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Gauja (Valmiera County)
Water temp10.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindSW 8 km/h
Pressure1033 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Gauja (Valmiera County). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown 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.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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
Brown Trout fly box

A broader mixed-water trout pack than Estonia. Rivers and lakes both matter, but trout shares the stage with other prized fish, especially salmon and sea trout.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General Latvian fishing card required
  • Tributary-specific access, local restrictions, and exact salmonid rules should be checked locally rather than assumed from a flat Gauja template.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Gauja NP tributary ring (Lenčupe, Lorupe, Skaļupe, Nurmižupīte)
11 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gauja (Valmiera County)
32 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
Vaive
7.0 km
Brown trout
Līgatne tributary system
15 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Amata — File:River Amata wint LV (8332012471).jpg
    File:River Amata wint LV (8332012471).jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Clear tributary of the Gauja running through national park country with rapids, sandstone outcrops and forested banks. High-priority research target with promising geography and water quality. Devonian sandstone geology with varied stream gradient.

  • Sandstone
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Gauja (Valmiera County)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout check current local rules → check current local rules
  • Trout check current local rules → check current local rules

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts