Regulated · Mixed · Koroška / Dravograd, SI

Drava (Koroška reach)

Drava (Koroška reach) — Drava leaving Dravograd

Slovenia's second river, and structurally different from everything else in this pack: broad, warmer, heavily hydro-regulated water through Koroška and on towards Maribor and Ptuj, with a flow behaviour unlike anything else currently modelled here — dam-driven rather than rainfall-driven.

Today · A proper day on the water
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% projected
Today's fly
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Falling
5.63 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp14.5°C
ClarityClearing
Weather17°C
WindN 5 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent5.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
15°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
May–October (trout/grayling); 31 Oct–15 Feb (huchen)
Where
Slovenia's second river, and structurally different from everything else in this pack: broad, warmer, heavily hydro-regulated water through Koroška and on…
Why this works
Good — water temperature is right today, though water clarity could be better.
Likely species
Damselflies & dragonflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 4pm

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 77%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge50%Pale Watery50%Flying Ants36%
Peak emergence window11 food groups active

Peak activity at 4pm — Blue Winged Olive (Blue Winged Olive, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · September 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
Barbel fly box

Ultra-clear spring-fed rivers with large educated trout. Sight fishing, technical presentation, fine tippets. Euro-nymphing dominant subsurface method. Exceptional dry-fly windows during hatch periods. Gacka is the flagship water.

GD
Grayling dryTop
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
LH
Large huchen streamer
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Koroška / RD Radlje / RD Ruše / RD Maribor / RD Ptuj — district varies along the length.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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7.0 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Mislinja
17 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Savinja
28 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Radoljna
31 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Lobnica
34 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Drava (Koroška reach) — Drava leaving Dravograd
    Drava leaving Dravograd
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Slovenia's second river, and structurally different from everything else in this pack: broad, warmer, heavily hydro-regulated water through Koroška and on towards Maribor and Ptuj, with a flow behaviour unlike anything else currently modelled here — dam-driven rather than rainfall-driven. Grayling, brown trout, huchen and rainbow share it with nase, barbel, pike, zander, catfish, asp and burbot. Five clubs manage the length between them: RD Koroška, RD Radlje, RD Ruše, RD Maribor and RD Ptuj.

  • River
  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 65%
Good · river comfort — temperature and flow led
Water temperatureWater temp 19°C — prime band for barbel.
FlowRising flow — wait for it to crest and settle.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityClarity very coloured — accounted for via spook-risk.
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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). Permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

  • Hucho 31 October → 15 February
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