Freestone · Limestone · Tyrol, AT

Inn

The Inn River in Innsbruck

The Inn is a large, often glacially-influenced river flowing through the heart of Tyrol.

Prime · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level2.45 m
  • Water temp12.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
2.45 m
Water temp12.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindS 4 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
12.0°Cideal 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · September highlighted
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F
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2

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.

SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Tyrolean Inn river
  • Fischerkarte + water permit required; check local beat rules in the main stem and tributary valleys.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Inn River in Innsbruck
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Inn is a large, often glacially-influenced river flowing through the heart of Tyrol. Brown trout, rainbow, and grayling in the upper sections and tributaries. Summer melt colors the main stem, but the side valleys—the Zillertal, the Ötztal—hold crystal-clear water and responsive fish. Wading and bank fishing in varied terrain.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-09-14 after the pin audit: matched by point query against EEA WISE WFD2022_SurfaceWaterBody (the river water body whose line lies 11 m from the venue pin). Status: WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) ecological class 3 = Moderate potential (heavily modified water body), chemical 'failing to achieve good' (Austria-wide in the 2022 cycle). Prior id ATOK307420002 (Good) described a different reach.

WFD classification · ATOK304980009

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 90 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity75 × 12%9.0
Conditions total= 90
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 30 September
  • Grayling 16 May → 31 March

    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. Salzburg-area waters commonly show 1 June or 16 May opener.

    Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.

    Prime sport 1 August → 31 October

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