Spate · Granite · South Bohemia / Šumava, CZ

Teplá Vltava (Upper Vltava / Warm Vltava)

Teplá Vltava (Upper Vltava / Warm Vltava) — File:Dobrá (Stožec), Teplá Vltava 01.jpg

One of the most beautiful rivers in Central Europe and famous for autumn dry-fly fishing for grayling.

Fair · Grayling
Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16
A side-water session, not the main event
River lifting fast on the rain. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Upper Vltava (Šumava)
  • Water temp12.5°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Pink Grayling Bug
Pink Grayling BugHook 16
in season · matches water height · all-rounder
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Upper Vltava (Šumava)
Water temp12.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather12°C
WindNE 11 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Upper Vltava (Šumava). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box

The most distinct national style here: Czech nymphing first, with short-line teams of 2 or 3 weighted nymphs central to trout and grayling fishing in fast rivers.

Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
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
Otava
30 km
30
Brown trout · Grayling
Upper Vltava (Šumava)
9.0 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Vydra / Křemelná
22 km
Brown trout
Otava 6 (Private Trophy Section)
35 km
Brown trout
Lipno Reservoir
46 km
Rainbow trout · Pike · Perch
Gallery · 2
  1. Teplá Vltava (Upper Vltava / Warm Vltava) — File:Dobrá (Stožec), Teplá Vltava 01.jpg
    File:Dobrá (Stožec), Teplá Vltava 01.jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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 Grayling · confidence 40%
How the 60 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow41 × 22%9.0
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity12 × 12%1.4
Conditions total= 60
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Upper Vltava (Šumava)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Apple MapsGoogle Maps
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 April → 31 August
  • Grayling 16 June → 30 November

    Czech national rule: grayling (lipan podhorní) protected 1 December – 15 June. Open window is 16 June – 30 November. Czech Anglers Union (ČRS) salmonid fisheries also have method and access rules — check the local ČRS district permit for specific conditions.

    Closed in spring for spawning.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

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