Freestone · Mixed · Carinthia / East Tyrol

Drava (Drau)

Drava (Drau) terrain map
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A major Alpine river flowing through Carinthia and East Tyrol, mixing character: some sections regulated by hydro dams, others running wild.

Prime · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Flow72.3 m³/sLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp13.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
72.3 m³/s
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp13.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindW 3 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent22.8 mm
Rain · ahead7.6 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
13°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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
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1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Carinthian border river
  • Fischerkarte + specific water permits required
  • Some sections highly regulated.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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About this water

A major Alpine river flowing through Carinthia and East Tyrol, mixing character: some sections regulated by hydro dams, others running wild. Brown trout, rainbow, and grayling inhabit the clearer stretches. The upper reaches offer the best fly fishing—the sort of water where you can still find productive pools between the power stations.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ATOK901450009

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
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
  • Trout1 April → 30 September
  • Grayling1 June → 28 February
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