Spate · Granite · Małopolska / Tatra, PL

Biały Dunajec

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Primelive now

About as good as it gets

River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.

90% confidence

Notify when prime

What moved it

LevelProxyvia Czarny Dunajec
Water temp13.5°C
ClarityClear

Today's fly

Pink Grayling BugHook 16

in season · matches water height · all-rounder

Rules at a glance

Licence required

Live now

Conditions on the water

Proxy gauge

Trends shown where the gauge supports them

Level

Steady

Proxy

via Czarny Dunajec

Water temp

13.5°C

coldwarm

Clarity

Clear

Weather

18°C

Clear

Wind

N 10 km/h

calmblown out

Pressure

1030 hPa

lowhigh

Rain · recent

0.0 mm

dryspate risk

Rain · ahead

0.0 mm

dryspate risk

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Czarny Dunajec. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling

Ideal

14°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

Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.

Likely species

Caddisflies

Net-spinning caddisMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#12–14–16 · Pupa
Widespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
CapererAlso possibleLower confidence
#10–12 · Adult
Big autumn sedge; fish dry at last light.
Green SedgeAlso possibleLower confidenceNearest relative
#10–12–14–16 · Nymph
Free-living green caddis larva; fast stony riffles.
Large sedgesAlso possibleNearest relative
#8–10 · Adult
Big waked sedge in the last light and after dark.

Damselflies & dragonflies

DamselfliesMost likelyNearest relative
#10–12 · Nymph
Slow-retrieve a damsel nymph along the weed edges.

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11h

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 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

Trout season

Grayling season

March Brown

Late March Brown

Large Brook Dun

Large Stonefly

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

Ranked for today

Fly box · Grayling

Small Perdigón

Hook 14–18 · Fly

in season · matches water height

Permits & access

Permit required — see local rules.

Polish fishing card + local permit.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Other water nearby · 5

Gallery · 2

Terrain map

Water quality (WFD)

Ecology: Moderate
Chemical: Unknown

What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody PLRW20000421412999 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · PLRW20000421412999

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%

How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution

Temperature100 × 28%28.0

Flow80 × 22%17.6

Clarity85 × 18%15.3

Feeding Time100 × 13%13.0

Pressure80 × 7%5.6

Insect activity71 × 12%8.5

Conditions total= 88

Can you trust it?

Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated

Level / flowproxy via Czarny Dunajecproxy

Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled

Directions

Apple Maps Google Maps

Seasons & zones

Trout 1 May → 30 September
Grayling 1 June → 28 February
Polish PZW national rule: grayling (lipień) protected 1 March – 31 May. Open window 1 June – 28 February. PZW district and water-specific rules may add tighter restrictions. Carpathian rivers (San, Dunajec, Biała, Skawa, Raba) hold excellent grayling — check local Okręg PZW district permit for specific conditions.
Closed in spring for spawning.
Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

Related guides

Booking & contacts

Permits & access

PZW — Fishing Permits
Polish Angling Association — guest permits and water access information

Spate · Granite · Małopolska / Tatra, PL

Biały Dunajec

Contributor photo

czernik.jerzy - CC BY 3.0

Prime · Grayling

Pink Grayling Bug · Hook 16

Primelive now

About as good as it gets

River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.

90% confidence

Notify when prime

What moved it

LevelProxyvia Czarny Dunajec
Water temp13.5°C
ClarityClear

Today's fly

Pink Grayling BugHook 16

in season · matches water height · all-rounder

Conditions on the water

Proxy gauge

Level

Steady

Proxy

via Czarny Dunajec

Water temp13.5°C

ClarityClear

Weather18°C

WindN 10 km/h

Pressure1030 hPa

Rain · recent0.0 mm

Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Czarny Dunajec. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling

Ideal

14°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

Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.

Likely species

Caddisflies

Net-spinning caddisMost likelyLower confidenceNearest relative
#12–14–16 · Pupa
Widespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
CapererAlso possibleLower confidence
#10–12 · Adult
Big autumn sedge; fish dry at last light.
Green SedgeAlso possibleLower confidenceNearest relative
#10–12–14–16 · Nymph
Free-living green caddis larva; fast stony riffles.
Large sedgesAlso possibleNearest relative
#8–10 · Adult
Big waked sedge in the last light and after dark.

Damselflies & dragonflies

DamselfliesMost likelyNearest relative
#10–12 · Nymph
Slow-retrieve a damsel nymph along the weed edges.

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11h

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Evidence

Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year

0–3 scale · September highlighted

Trout season

Grayling season

March Brown

Late March Brown

Large Brook Dun

Large Stonefly

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

Ranked for today

Fly box · Grayling

Small Perdigón

Hook 14–18 · Fly

in season · matches water height

Permits & access

Permit required — see local rules.

Polish fishing card + local permit.

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Other water nearby · 5

Czarny Dunajec

19 km

Brown trout · Grayling

Czorsztyn Lake

22 km

Brown trout · Rainbow trout

Belá

26 km

Brown trout · Grayling

Dunajec

31 km

Brown trout · Grayling · Hucho

Poprad (Slovakia)

37 km

Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling

Gallery · 2

Terrain map

Water quality (WFD)

Ecology: Moderate
Chemical: Unknown

What this classification means

WFD classification · PLRW20000421412999

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%

How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution

Temperature100 × 28%28.0

Flow80 × 22%17.6

Clarity85 × 18%15.3

Feeding Time100 × 13%13.0

Pressure80 × 7%5.6

Insect activity71 × 12%8.5

Conditions total= 88

Can you trust it?

Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated

Level / flowproxy via Czarny Dunajecproxy

Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled

Directions

Apple Maps Google Maps

Seasons & zones

Trout 1 May → 30 September
Grayling 1 June → 28 February
Polish PZW national rule: grayling (lipień) protected 1 March – 31 May. Open window 1 June – 28 February. PZW district and water-specific rules may add tighter restrictions. Carpathian rivers (San, Dunajec, Biała, Skawa, Raba) hold excellent grayling — check local Okręg PZW district permit for specific conditions.
Closed in spring for spawning.
Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

Booking & contacts

Permits & access

PZW — Fishing Permits
Polish Angling Association — guest permits and water access information