Regulated · Alluvial · Prekmurje / Pomurje, SI

Mura

Mura — Mura, Petanjci

The Pannonian lowland end of the Slovenian spectrum, and a nationally important huchen river in its own right — big, slow, alluvial water shared between RD Mura-Paloma, RD Radgona, RD Ljutomer and RD Murska Sobota.

Today · About as good as it gets
Duracell Jig Nymph
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
Duracell Jig Nymph
Duracell Jig Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.90 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp9.6°C
ClarityClearing
Weather9°C
WindN 16 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
10°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
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Aquatic beetles
  • Diving beetlesMost likelyLower confidence
    #8–10–12 · Adult
    Twitch a beetle pattern along weedy edges at dusk.
Gammarids
Molluscs
  • Pond snailsMost likelyLower confidence
    #10–12–14 · Adult
    Dead-drift or twitch a snail pattern near weed beds.
Oligochaetes
  • Aquatic wormsMost likelyLower confidence
    #12–14–16 · Adult
    Dead-drift a worm pattern deep - a year-round staple.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 59%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly36%Black Midge32%
Peak emergence window7 food groups active

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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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S
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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 Mura-Paloma / RD Radgona / RD Ljutomer / RD Murska Sobota — district varies along the length.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Lobnica
56 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Radoljna
57 km
71
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Pinka & Répce (managed trout streams)
58 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Mura — Mura, Petanjci
    Mura, Petanjci
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Grayling, brown and rainbow trout run alongside asp, nase, barbel, burbot and a full coarse-fish community. This is the furthest the pack now reaches from the Julian Alps character that defines most of Slovenian fly fishing, and worth having for exactly that reason.

  • River
  • Alluvial
The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 75%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 80
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
Apple MapsGoogle Maps
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

  • Hucho 31 October → 15 February
Related guides
Hucho / Danube Salmonspecialist apex-predator guideGrayling Playbookgrayling tacticsAlpine Streamsmountain entomology
Booking & contacts
Clubs & associations
  • RD Mura-Paloma
    Permit required
  • RD Radgona
    Permit required
  • RD Ljutomer
    Permit required
  • RD Murska Sobota
    Permit required
At a glance

Mura is a river in Prekmurje / Pomurje, Slovenia. The catchment geology is recorded as alluvial, and the water sits at about 190 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 95 km long. Our data lists 8 species here, including hucho, grayling and brown 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–October (trout/grayling); 31 Oct–15 Feb (huchen). Core methods listed: Streamer (huchen); Dry fly; Nymph. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Nearby waters in our listings include Lobnica at 56 km, Radoljna at 57 km and Pinka & Répce (managed trout streams) at 58 km.