Freestone · Limestone · Gorenjska / Bohinj (Ukanc), SI

Savica

Savica — River Savica reflections

A short, cold link between the Savica waterfall and the head of Lake Bohinj, and the reason the lake's jezerska postrv — the lake-run brown trout form Lake Bohinj holds — can run somewhere at all.

Tomorrow · A proper day on the water
Duracell Jig Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
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.
75% projected
Today's fly
Duracell Jig Nymph
Duracell Jig Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.54 m
Water temp6.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindN 12 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.5 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Lake Trout
Ideal
6°C est.ideal 6–12°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Lake 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 temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 10am

12pm(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 48%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly31%
Peak emergence window4 food groups active

Peak activity at 10am — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

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 · October 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
Lake 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 Bohinj
  • Fly-only.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Savica — River Savica reflections
    River Savica reflections
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Not a river you fish for its own length so much as a place you fish because the lake fish are moving through it. Small water, treat it gently.

  • River
  • Limestone
The full read · show the working · for Lake Trout · confidence 75%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow90 × 22%19.8
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time25 × 13%3.3
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Conditions total= 78
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
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Savica is a freestone river in Gorenjska / Bohinj (Ukanc), Slovenia. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 535 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 1 km long. Species listed for this water: brown trout and lake trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 March to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: May–September. Core methods listed: Dry fly; Streamer. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Nearby waters in our listings include Mostnica at 5.0 km, Sava Bohinjka at 6.0 km and Kneža at 11 km.