Lowland · Mixed · West Pomerania / Lębork

Łeba

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Baltic-draining river in northwestern Poland, grayling and sea trout in clear lowland water.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp19.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp19.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.2 mm
Rain · ahead4.6 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 1016°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
⚠️ Water at 19°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — water clarity is in the right range.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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Grayling seasonSeason
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Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
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2
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2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
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Summer River MidgeHatch
1
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Polish fishing card plus local permit required
  • Baltic-river sections may have additional migratory-fish regulations—check with local PZW district.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
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About this water

Baltic-draining river in northwestern Poland, grayling and sea trout in clear lowland water. Part of the northern Polish grayling network giving the pack real geographic reach into the Pomeranian lake district.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate
  • ChemicalFailing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-06-18: prior id PLRW20001247456 was a fabricated stub (no such code in EEA WISE). Re-mapped to PLRW20001147639 'Leba od Debnicy do Pogorzelicy' — the middle reach (through Lębork) nearest the venue coordinate (54.67234, 17.42156). Status: EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Confidence: low-medium — VERIFY the fished stretch against a map; the Łeba has four reaches between Dębnica and Lake Łebsko. Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu).

WFD classification · PLRW20001147639

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 34 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature39 × 28%10.9
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 63
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea troutPolish PZW rules list sea trout/troć closed in remaining rivers from 1 October to 31 December. Local river and district rules may add method/day restrictions, so this should be a default pending river-specific PZW checks.
  • Trout1 April → 30 September
  • Grayling1 June → 28 February
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