Mountain Lake · Limestone · Bavaria / Chiemgau, DE

Förchensee

Förchensee venue image

Small Bavarian alpine stillwater — the best clear trout-fly stillwater candidate in Germany.

Marginal · Trout
Small Streamer · 6-10
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.
32% confidence
limited data

Förchensee is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 7 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
SS
Small Streamer6-10
Swing
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
W 7 km/h
N
W
from the west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp28°C
CloudClear
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The daddy longlegs are on. Wind-blown Terrestrials may also come into play as the day warms. 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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
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. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

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

Daddy longlegs may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Green PeterHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box

Southern Germany only. Trout and grayling in Bavarian meadow streams, alpine creeks and famous upper-river systems.

SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Small Alpine lake
  • Fischereischein + lake permit required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
55%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
About this water

Small Bavarian alpine stillwater — the best clear trout-fly stillwater candidate in Germany. Brown trout, rainbow trout and some char. Fishable from shore or belly boat. Not the trophy-alpine romance of Eibsee, but a more practical and accessible fly-fishing lake.

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

WFD classification · DERW_DEBY_1_F588

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May30 September
  • Char varies_by_regionvaries_by_region

    Alpine char (Saibling) — seasons, minimum sizes, and retention rules are set by Bavaria's regional fishing authority (Fischereibehörde) and the lake's owner/management association. Some Alpine lakes apply catch restrictions or closed seasons for char conservation. Always verify locally before targeting char.

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