Freestone · Mixed · Gorenjska / Kranj (Karavanke), SI

Kokra

Kokra — Kokra River, Kokra Canyon

A fly-only Karavanke gorge river into Kranj — cold, fast, and hydrologically flashy in a way that sets it apart from the karst-buffered waters that dominate this pack.

Today · A proper day on the water
Duracell Jig Nymph
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
90% projected
Today's fly
Duracell Jig Nymph
Duracell Jig Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.66 m
Water temp8.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow 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 temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 57%
Also:Black Midge49%Autumn Needle Fly44%
Peak emergence windowDegree-days at peak7 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive (Autumn Olive, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
Rainbow Trout fly box

Ultra-clear spring-fed rivers with large educated trout. Sight fishing, technical presentation, fine tippets. Euro-nymphing dominant subsurface method. Exceptional dry-fly windows during hatch periods. Gacka is the flagship water.

SW
Streamer / Woolly BuggerTop
6–10 · Pattern
High-confidence seasonal pick
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Kranj
  • Fly-only.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Kokra — Kokra River, Kokra Canyon
    Kokra River, Kokra Canyon
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Brown trout, grayling, rainbow and chub, and a river that rises and drops with rainfall the way the Julian Alps freestone rivers do, rather than the slow, stable response of the Ljubljanica basin an hour south.

  • River
  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 75%
How the 76 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature93 × 28%26.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
  • Grayling 16 May → 30 November

    Slovenian common default: grayling 16 May – 30 November (lipan). Permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

Related guides
Booking & contacts
Clubs & associations
  • RD Kranj
    Permit required
At a glance

Kokra is a freestone river in Gorenjska / Kranj (Karavanke), Slovenia. It sits at about 400 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 27 km long. Our data lists 4 species here, including brown trout, grayling and rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 March to 30 September. The grayling season is recorded as running from 16 May to 30 November. Best window recorded for anglers: May–September. Core methods listed: Dry fly; Upstream nymph. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Nearby waters in our listings include Sava (Kranj–Tacen) at 3.0 km, Sora at 13 km and Selška Sora at 17 km.