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

Ellbach

Ellbach — Black Forest: Ellbachsee
Marginal · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Slow going — pick your moments
River lifting fast on the rain. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
45% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • LevelModerate rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp13.9°C
  • ClarityVery coloured
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp13.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather10°C
WindS 11 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent21.1 mm
Rain · ahead10.6 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°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
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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Late March BrownHatch
2
3
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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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Black Forest stream in Baden-Württemberg
  • Fischereischein + Erlaubnisschein required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Ellbach — Black Forest: Ellbachsee
    Black Forest: Ellbachsee
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Unknown → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody DERW_DEBW_31-02-OR2 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · DERW_DEBW_31-02-OR2

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 45%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow28 × 22%6.2
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity33 × 12%4.0
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 54
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
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
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