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Hornád & Hnilec (Slovak Paradise overview)

Hornád & Hnilec (Slovak Paradise overview) terrain map
Terrain map

This row is best treated as a Slovak Paradise regional overview rather than a clean single-river entry.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature5928% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity4312% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.6°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
8°C
Wind
N 22 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1007 hPa
Rain · 48h
1.3 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
14.2 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

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

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
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (43).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • State fishing licence/card (rybársky lístok) plus a local or SRZ-area permit for the specific waters
  • Guest access is possible through local associations and SRZ-linked structures, but exact permit format and duration should be checked water by water.
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About this water

This row is best treated as a Slovak Paradise regional overview rather than a clean single-river entry. The area around Spišská Nová Ves offers trout fishing on the Hornád and Hnilec rivers, while Palcmanská Maša was a 2017 World Championship lake venue. That is enough to justify the area as a fishing destination, but the current row mixes two rivers and a reservoir and should eventually be split into cleaner separate entries.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • Trout16 April → 30 September
  • Grayling1 June → 31 December
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