Freestone · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Kranjska Gora

Sava Dolinka

The Zelenci spring pool, source of the Sava Dolinka, crystal-clear turquoise water surrounded by reed beds.
Contributor photo

Zelenci spring, source of the Sava Dolinka

Mateja Bedončič - CC BY-SA 2.0

Upper Sava branch flowing from the Tamar valley near Kranjska Gora.

Prime · Brown Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level138.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp10.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
138.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp10.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindS 4 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead9.0 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
10.5°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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
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
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
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.
  • Fishing licence + permit from ribiške družine
  • Barbless hooks recommended.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Sava Bohinjka
24 km
33
Brown trout · Marble trout · Rainbow trout
Radovna
25 km
Brown trout
Soča
26 km
81
Brown trout · Marble trout
River Bača
34 km
75
Brown trout · Marble trout · Rainbow trout
Drava (Drau)
35 km
80
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Gallery · 6
  1. The Zelenci spring pool, source of the Sava Dolinka, crystal-clear turquoise water surrounded by reed beds.
    Zelenci spring, source of the Sava Dolinka
  2. The Sava Dolinka flowing alongside Lake Jasna near Kranjska Gora, the Julian Alps reflected in clear water.
    Sava Dolinka at Lake Jasna
  3. Clear alpine water of the Sava Dolinka running over a stony bed near Kranjska Gora.
    Sava Dolinka at Kranjska Gora
  4. The Sava Dolinka below the confluence of Beli Potok, a wide gravel-bedded channel in the Gorenjska valley.
    Sava Dolinka below Beli Potok
  5. The young river channel of the Sava Dolinka at Zelenci, just below the spring, through wetland sedge.
    The infant Sava Dolinka at Zelenci
  6. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Upper Sava branch flowing from the Tamar valley near Kranjska Gora. Brown trout in cold, clear alpine water, with rainbow trout also present from historical stocking. Smaller and more intimate than the Bohinjka. Good pocket water fishing where presentations matter as much as fly choice.

  • River
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody SI111VT5 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · SI111VT5

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 81
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
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
  • Grayling16 May → 30 November
Related guides
Alpine Streamsmountain entomologyMarble TroutSoča systemEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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