Freestone · Limestone · Gorenjska / Škofja Loka, SI

Sora

Sora — Sora - sotočje

The Sora forms at Škofja Loka where the Poljanska and Selška branches meet, and reads as classic grayling water that grades into a huchen reach lower down — a genuine dual-season venue rather than a trout river with a huchen tag bolted on.

Today · A proper day on the water
Greenwell's Spider
Forecast · Today
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
Greenwell's Spider
Greenwell's Spider
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.95 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp14.3°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather16°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
14°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
May–October (trout/grayling); 31 Oct–15 Feb (huchen)
Where
The Sora forms at Škofja Loka where the Poljanska and Selška branches meet, and reads as classic grayling water that grades into a huchen reach lower down — a…
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 86%
Also:Pale Watery68%Cinnamon Sedge55%
Peak emergence window11 food groups active

Peak activity at 2pm — Autumn Dun (Autumn Dun, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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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
2
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3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
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Iron BlueHatch
1
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Barbel 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.

GD
Grayling dryTop
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Sora / RD Medvode
  • Bag limit 3 salmonids/day, max 1 grayling + 1 marble trout.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Poljanska Sora
8.0 km
Grayling · Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Sava (Kranj–Tacen)
10 km
Hucho · Grayling · Brown trout
Selška Sora
12 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Kokra
13 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Gradaščica
16 km
Brown trout · Grayling · Hucho
Gallery · 2
  1. Sora — Sora - sotočje
    Sora - sotočje
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Sora forms at Škofja Loka where the Poljanska and Selška branches meet, and reads as classic grayling water that grades into a huchen reach lower down — a genuine dual-season venue rather than a trout river with a huchen tag bolted on. Grayling, brown and rainbow trout, plus nase, chub and barbel further down, and sulec running the lower sectors in winter under RD Sora and RD Medvode. Bag limit is explicit and worth knowing before you go: three salmonids a day, with no more than one grayling and one marble trout in that three.

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Perfect · river comfort — temperature and flow led
Water temperatureWater temp 16.4°C — prime band for barbel.
FlowStable flow — fishable but not the prime trigger.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityWater clarity clear — read accordingly for barbel.
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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). Permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

  • Hucho 31 October → 15 February
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