Freestone · Granite · Black Forest / Baden-Württemberg, DE

Wiese (Todtnau)

2012 Schwarzwald 108 Oberes Wiesental

Black Forest trout stream in the Wiesental, water that shifts character with every bend—pocket water, runs and glides all in one mile.

Today · Closed season
Coch-y-bonddu
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Coch-y-bonddu
Coch-y-bonddu
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.01 m
Lifting fast
Water temp15.1°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather21°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead9.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°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.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 33%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge32%Reed Smut32%Autumn Dun23%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost9 food groups active

Peak activity at 6pm — Evening Sedge (Evening Sedge, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

Southern Germany only. Trout and grayling in Bavarian meadow streams, alpine creeks and famous upper-river systems.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Black Forest water
  • Fischereischein (state exam required) + Erlaubnisschein (water permit)
  • Join local Fischereiverein.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Große Wiese
11 km
0
Brown trout
Gutach
36 km
0
Brown trout
Schluchsee
17 km
Brown trout · Lake trout
Wutach
34 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Ellbach
81 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. 2012 Schwarzwald 108 Oberes Wiesental
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Black Forest trout stream in the Wiesental, water that shifts character with every bend—pocket water, runs and glides all in one mile. Nymphing and dry fly work during caddis and olive hatches. Low clear summer water demands stealth and stillness.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · DERW_DEBW_21-04

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts