Spate · Granite · Black Forest / Baden-Württemberg

Gutach

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Classic Black Forest stream with pocket water and broken currents, wild brown trout in intimate terrain.

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.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Doller
  • Water temp15.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Doller
Water temp15.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindSW 10 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent4.8 mm
Rain · ahead1.8 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Doller. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
15°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 right today, though time of day could be better.
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
2
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March BrownHatch
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3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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.
  • Black Forest water
  • Fischereischein + Erlaubnisschein required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Classic Black Forest stream with pocket water and broken currents, wild brown trout in intimate terrain. Quick to respond to rain, creating short windows for dry fly during hatches. The river's spate character means timing matters as much as technique.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · DERW_DEBW_60-01

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 84
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Dollerproxy
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 March → 30 September
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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