Freestone · Mixed · Małopolska / Myślenice, PL

Raba

Raba — Raba 0001

Carpathian tributary of the Vistula with brown trout and grayling in the upper sections.

Today · A proper day on the water
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
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.
55% projected
Today's fly
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.91 m
Water temp13.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1029 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 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 Grayling
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 75%
Also:Heather Fly52%Pale Watery50%Cinnamon Sedge44%
Peak emergence window11 food groups active

Peak activity at 2pm — Autumn Dun (Autumn Dun, 12 food groups active)

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)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box

Southern Polish trout and grayling rivers led by the Dunajec model: nymphing by day, dry fly in the evening, streamer as support.

Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Polish fishing card + local permit.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Czarny Dunajec
45 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Czorsztyn Lake
46 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Skawa
48 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Dunajec
53 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Hucho
Biały Dunajec
55 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Raba — Raba 0001
    Raba 0001
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Carpathian tributary of the Vistula with brown trout and grayling in the upper sections. Mixed character with riffles, runs and pools. Good nymph and dry fly water—the kind of mid-sized stream that produces steady fishing without the pilgrimage crowds.

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

WFD classification · PLRW2000072138549

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 55%
How the 74 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time10 × 13%1.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 74
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
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
  • Grayling 1 June → 28 February

    Polish PZW national rule: grayling (lipień) protected 1 March – 31 May. Open window 1 June – 28 February. PZW district and water-specific rules may add tighter restrictions. Carpathian rivers (San, Dunajec, Biała, Skawa, Raba) hold excellent grayling — check local Okręg PZW district permit for specific conditions.

    Closed in spring for spawning.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

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