Freestone · Limestone · Estonia / Harju County (Northern Estonia)

Jägala

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One of the few rivers explicitly named by Estonia's Environmental Board as a salmon river.

Fair · Atlantic Salmon
Fairlive now
Decent — worth a look
Low and clear — careful approach country. Low water tactics — small singles, riffling hitch in the smooth glides.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp17.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp17.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 3 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead10.8 mm

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

Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Warm — slow
18°C est.ideal 1014°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Fair — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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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Salmon runRun
1
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
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.
  • Fishing card (kalastuskaart)
  • Fishing cards available to foreign nationals
  • Purchase online via the Environmental Board portal.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 2
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

One of the few rivers explicitly named by Estonia's Environmental Board as a salmon river. The Jägala flows north to the Gulf of Finland, dropping dramatically over the widest natural waterfall in Estonia (~8m) where it crosses the North Estonian Klint limestone escarpment. Below the falls, good salmon and sea-trout habitat with rapids, runs and pools over Ordovician limestone. A short, compact coastal river. Autumn salmon run September–November. Fishing card required; daily limit 2 salmon or 2 trout (or 1 of each); catch reporting mandatory. Atlantic salmon are managed under national and EU Baltic conservation rules, with quotas, size limits and seasonal restrictions; catch-and-release is widely applied — check current rules before fishing.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyPoor
  • ChemicalUnknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Moderate → Poor corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody EE1083500_4 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · EE1083500_4

Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3230% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • SalmonSeptember (autumn run) → November
  • Trout1 May → 14 September
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