Freestone · Limestone · Bavaria / Allgäu

Lech (Bavaria)

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Bavarian section of the Lech flowing from Austrian Alps through the Allgäu, grayling and brown trout in limestone water.

Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp17.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp17.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather23°C
WindSE 7 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent5.1 mm
Rain · ahead34.0 mm

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

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 right today, though insect activity could be better.
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Alpine river (Bavaria/Austria)
  • Fischereischein + Erlaubnisschein required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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About this water

Bavarian section of the Lech flowing from Austrian Alps through the Allgäu, grayling and brown trout in limestone water. Some sections heavily dam-regulated; the natural stretches between impoundments hold the best fish. Part of the classic alpine trout-grayling zone.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · DERW_DEBY_1_F140

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature77 × 28%21.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
  • Grayling1 May → 31 December
Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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