Freestone · Mixed · Savinja Valley / Celje, SI

Savinja

Fly fishing on the Savinja river near Luče, Slovenia.

The Savinja earns its keep as a major river with real range — alpine character up top, broadening into steadier middle reaches lower down, and enough personality across that distance to sustain more than one visit without repeating yourself.

Prime · Rainbow Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.37 mLast reading 52 min ago
  • Water temp15.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.37 m
Last reading 52 min ago
Water temp15.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindSE 11 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
15.6°Cideal 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Grayling seasonSeason
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Evening SedgeHatch
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3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box

Technical clear-water trout fishing with strong nymphing and dry-fly windows, plus streamer support for marble trout and larger fish.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing licence + permit from ribiške družine.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Dreta
11 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Meža
22 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Kamniška Bistrica
24 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Mislinja
25 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Drava (Koroška reach)
28 km
Grayling · Brown trout · Hucho
Gallery · 6
  1. Fly fishing on the Savinja river near Luče, Slovenia.
    Fly fishing on the Savinja
  2. Meltwater flooding over the Savinja in Logarska Dolina, the Alpine headwaters.
    Savinja in Logarska Dolina
  3. The Savinja tumbling through a rocky cascade at Mozirje, Slovenia.
    Savinja cascade at Mozirje
  4. The Savinja gorge and waterfall in the Raduha area, Upper Savinja Valley.
    Savinja gorge near Raduha
  5. The Savinja river flowing through Celje, Slovenia, in winter low light.
    Savinja at Celje
  6. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Savinja earns its keep as a major river with real range — alpine character up top, broadening into steadier middle reaches lower down, and enough personality across that distance to sustain more than one visit without repeating yourself. Brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling all present, and hatches varied enough that turning up with one fly box and one plan is asking for trouble.

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

WFD classification · SI16VT17

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 84 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity77 × 12%9.2
Conditions total= 84
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 March → 30 September
  • Grayling 16 May → 30 November

    Slovenian common default: grayling 16 May – 30 November (lipan). Slovenia is permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water. Always check the Ribiška Družina (fishing district) permit for the specific beat. The Soča, Idrijca, and Sava system hold world-class grayling alongside marble trout.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsAlpine Streamsmountain entomologyMarble TroutSoča system
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