Spate · Granite · South Bohemia / Šumava

Teplá Vltava (Upper Vltava / Warm Vltava)

Teplá Vltava (Upper Vltava / Warm Vltava) terrain map
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One of the most beautiful rivers in Central Europe and famous for autumn dry-fly fishing for grayling.

Good · Brown Trout
Czech Nymph · 10-14
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelModerate rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp17.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph10-14
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp17.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindN 1 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent11.0 mm
Rain · ahead18.3 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
18°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
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
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
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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.
  • State licence (rybářský lístek) + local permit from ČRS branch
  • Grayling protected Dec 1–Jun 15 (opens mid-June)
  • Fly-only beats common.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
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9.0 km
64
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Vydra / Křemelná
22 km
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Otava
30 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Otava 6 (Private Trophy Section)
35 km
30
Brown trout
Lipno Reservoir
46 km
Rainbow trout · Pike · Perch
About this water

One of the most beautiful rivers in Central Europe and famous for autumn dry-fly fishing for grayling. The Teplá Vltava is the upper warm branch of the Vltava in the Šumava, with wild brown trout and grayling in lovely mountain-fringe water. September to November is the peak window when grayling rise to tiny flies — size 18–20 CDC dries and emergers. This is the river that defines Czech grayling fishing at its finest.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good

WFD classification · CZHVL_0030

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 68 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature58 × 28%16.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Conditions total= 68
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
  • Trout16 April → 31 August
  • Grayling16 June → 30 November
Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts