Freestone · Mixed · Hungary / Vas County (Alpokalja, western Hungary), HU

Gyöngyös stream

Gyöngyös mouth 01

The Vas County association calls the Gyöngyös 'the most exquisite trout water in Hungary'—summer temperatures stay below 20°C and dissolved oxygen remains high.

Today · Closed season
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
40% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Heavy rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp4.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather3°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent42.7 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
5°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
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Low insect activity predicted today

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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N
D
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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Hungarian fishing documents plus local area ticket required
  • Treat foreign-angler access as something to verify through MOHOSZ and the Vas County association rather than assuming one simple substitute-licence rule.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Pinka & Répce (managed trout streams)
12 km
0
Brown trout
Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó)
11 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Gyöngyös mouth 01
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Small, cold, oxygenated stream in Alpokalja (eastern Alpine foothills near Austrian border). Small-stream fishing: wading-led, technical, intimate. Spring to early summer and cooler periods are best. Local association area ticket plus state licence required.

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

WFD classification · HUAEP537

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 45%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature24 × 28%6.7
Flow28 × 22%6.2
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity32 × 12%3.8
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 35
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout check current local Vas County trout rules → check current local Vas County trout rules
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Gyöngyös stream is a freestone river in Hungary / Vas County (Alpokalja, western Hungary). It sits at about 257 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is brown trout. Core methods listed: Nymph fishing; Dry fly. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as moderate. Nearby waters in our listings include Vaskeresztes Alpine Lake (Alpesi-tó) at 11 km and Pinka & Répce (managed trout streams) at 12 km.