Freestone · Limestone · Upper Austria / Steyr

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Alpine limestone river in Upper Austria with a strong practical reputation for grayling fishing.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Flow18.7 m³/s
  • Water temp19.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
18.7 m³/s
Water temp19.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindSW 8 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent15.4 mm
Rain · ahead22.8 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 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 19°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise 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
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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.
  • Upper Austrian freestone
  • Fischerkarte + water permit required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 19°C — probably warm enough to stress brown trout. These are likely cooler.
Enns
23 km
~19°C
Brown trout · Grayling
Traun
51 km
~19°C
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 1
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About this water

Alpine limestone river in Upper Austria with a strong practical reputation for grayling fishing. Clear, cold water from the Totes Gebirge mountains with brown trout and grayling in classic alpine fly water. Technical nymphing and dry fly. Upper reaches are pristine; town beats more accessible.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ATOK401750000

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 34 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature39 × 28%10.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
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 April → 15 October
  • Grayling16 May → 31 March
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