Freestone · Mixed · Savinja Valley / Celje

Savinja

Fly fishing on the Savinja river near Luče, Slovenia.
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Fly fishing on the Savinja

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Major river in the Savinja valley with brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling.

Poor · Brown Trout
CDC Emerger · 16-20
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River high but settled. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level47.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp21.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
CDC Emerger
CDC Emerger16-20
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
47.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp21.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindSW 4 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.6 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
21.3°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
⚠️ Water at 21.3°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise very poor — water clarity is in the right range.
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
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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.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 21.3°C. Nothing cooler within range.
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

Major river in the Savinja valley with brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling. Mixed character with alpine upper sections and broader middle reaches. Good fly water with varied hatches—a river of sufficient personality to sustain multiple visits.

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

WFD classification · SI16VT17

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 19 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature11 × 28%3.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.3°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
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
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