Freestone · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Bled, SI

Radovna

Radovna — File:Vintgar.jpg

The Radovna threads through the Vintgar Gorge near Bled, and most of the people who see it are there for the walkway, not the water — the gorge section itself is effectively a hiking destination with fishing access restricted to almost nothing.

Poor · Brown Trout
Streamer / Woolly Bugger · 6–10
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level1.79 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp6.0°C
  • ClarityVery colouredClearing
Today's fly
SW
Streamer / Woolly Bugger6–10
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.79 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp6.0°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather0°C
WindNW 6 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent33.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
6.0°Cideal 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.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 2 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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 · November highlighted
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Trout 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
Brown 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.
  • Fishing licence + permit from ribiške družine.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Selška Sora
20 km
64
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Sava Bohinjka
19 km
0
Brown trout · Marble trout · Rainbow trout
Mostnica
19 km
0
Marble trout · Brown trout
Savica
24 km
0
Brown trout · Lake trout
Sava Dolinka
25 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Radovna — File:Vintgar.jpg
    File:Vintgar.jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The upper river is a different matter: small, intimate, genuinely fishable brown trout water where local permits allow it. Worth checking access before you plan a trip around it, since the postcard reach and the fishable reach are not, on this river, the same stretch of water.

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

WFD classification · SI1118VT

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 55%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature35 × 28%9.8
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity29 × 12%3.5
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 40
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
Related guides
Alpine Streamsmountain entomologyMarble TroutSoča systemEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Radovna is a freestone river in Upper Carniola / Bled, Slovenia. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 623 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 17 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 March to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: May–August. Core methods listed: Dry fly; Upstream nymph. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Nearby waters in our listings include Sava Bohinjka at 19 km, Mostnica at 19 km and Selška Sora at 20 km.