Spate · Granite · Salzburg / Hohe Tauern, AT

Hüttwinklache

Small alpine tributary in the Rauris valley, fast-moving and flashy—rain or snowmelt and it rises within hours.

Claus Friedrich

Goodlive now

A proper day on the water

River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.

75% confidence

Notify when prime

What moved it

LevelProxyvia River Bača
Water temp16.6°C
ClarityClear

Today's fly

Parachute Adams14-18

Upstream dry

Rules at a glance

Permit required

Live now

Conditions on the water

Proxy gauge

Trends shown where the gauge supports them

Level

Steady

Proxy

via River Bača

Water temp

16.6°C

coldwarm

Clarity

Clear

Weather

15°C

Clear

Wind

S 6 km/h

calmblown out

Pressure

1020 hPa

lowhigh

Rain · recent

0.0 mm

dryspate risk

Rain · ahead

9.7 mm

dryspate risk

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout

Warm — slow

17°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

Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Top prey shown — see all 2 with Pro.

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Evidence

Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year

0–3 scale · August highlighted

Trout season

Grayling season

March Brown

Grannom

Large Stonefly

Yellow Sally

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

Ranked for today

Brown Trout fly box

A classic alpine trout and grayling box. Nymphs, dry flies and streamers all belong, with the season often starting later in alpine regions.

Small Streamer

6-10 · Pattern

Swing

Permits & access

Permit required — see local rules.

Salzburg high-Alpine tributary
Fischerkarte + permit required.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Other water nearby · 5

Gallery · 1

Terrain map

About this water

Small alpine tributary in the Rauris valley, fast-moving and flashy—rain or snowmelt and it rises within hours. Intimate pocket water with wild trout, tight-line nymphing territory. Very short season; snowmelt-dependent fishing that rewards quick judgment and tight casting.

Granite

Water quality (WFD)

Ecology: High
Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ATOK304510001

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%

How the 77 is built — score × weight = contribution

Temperature86 × 28%24.1

Flow80 × 22%17.6

Clarity95 × 18%17.1

Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2

Pressure80 × 7%5.6

Insect activity61 × 12%7.3

Conditions total= 77

Can you trust it?

Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated

Level / flowproxy via River Bačaproxy

Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey

What would change the calculation

The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.

Directions

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Seasons & zones

Trout 1 June → 30 September
Grayling 1 July → 31 August
Austrian grayling (Äsche) rules are state and fishery specific. Common pattern: closed 1 January – 31 May (spawning protection); open from June. Individual fishery seasons often end October/November. Always check the local Fischereikarte and specific water permit. This very flashy alpine tributary has an extremely compressed grayling window.
Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.
Prime sport 1 August → 31 August

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Spate · Granite · Salzburg / Hohe Tauern, AT

Hüttwinklache

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Small alpine tributary in the Rauris valley, fast-moving and flashy—rain or snowmelt and it rises within hours.

Good · Brown Trout

Parachute Adams · 14-18

Goodlive now

A proper day on the water

River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.

75% confidence

Notify when prime

What moved it

LevelProxyvia River Bača
Water temp16.6°C
ClarityClear

Today's fly

Parachute Adams14-18

Upstream dry

Conditions on the water

Proxy gauge

Level

Steady

Proxy

via River Bača

Water temp16.6°C

ClarityClear

Weather15°C

WindS 6 km/h

Pressure1020 hPa

Rain · recent0.0 mm

Rain · ahead9.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout

Warm — slow

17°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

Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 8 active hatches hour by hour with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

See the full sub-surface read with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Evidence

Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year

0–3 scale · August highlighted

Trout season

Grayling season

March Brown

Grannom

Large Stonefly

Yellow Sally

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

Ranked for today

Brown Trout fly box

A classic alpine trout and grayling box. Nymphs, dry flies and streamers all belong, with the season often starting later in alpine regions.

Small Streamer

6-10 · Pattern

Swing

Permits & access

Permit required — see local rules.

Salzburg high-Alpine tributary
Fischerkarte + permit required.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Other water nearby · 5

Brown trout · Brook trout

Salzach

16 km

Brown trout · Grayling

Möll

23 km

Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Brook trout

Isel

37 km

Brown trout · Brook trout

Gallery · 1

Terrain map

About this water

Granite

Water quality (WFD)

Ecology: High
Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ATOK304510001

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%

How the 77 is built — score × weight = contribution

Temperature86 × 28%24.1

Flow80 × 22%17.6

Clarity95 × 18%17.1

Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2

Pressure80 × 7%5.6

Insect activity61 × 12%7.3

Conditions total= 77

Can you trust it?

Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated

Level / flowproxy via River Bačaproxy

Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey

What would change the calculation

The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.

Directions

Apple Maps Google Maps

Seasons & zones

Trout 1 June → 30 September
Grayling 1 July → 31 August
Austrian grayling (Äsche) rules are state and fishery specific. Common pattern: closed 1 January – 31 May (spawning protection); open from June. Individual fishery seasons often end October/November. Always check the local Fischereikarte and specific water permit. This very flashy alpine tributary has an extremely compressed grayling window.
Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.
Prime sport 1 August → 31 August

Booking & contacts