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

Gutach

Gutach — River in the Black Forest
Poor · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.74 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp5.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.74 m
Last reading 3h ago
Water temp5.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindS 4 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.3 mm
Rain · ahead1.4 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
Cool — slow
5°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
Stoneflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11h

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 4 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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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 · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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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
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Black Forest water
  • Fischereischein + Erlaubnisschein required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Wutach
31 km
0
Brown trout · Grayling
Wiese (Todtnau)
36 km
0
Brown trout
Ellbach
46 km
0
Brown trout
Große Wiese
47 km
0
Brown trout
Schluchsee
32 km
Brown trout · Lake trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Gutach — River in the Black Forest
    River in the Black Forest
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Poor
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

Pin moved 2026-09-28 from the upper Elz (4.9 km west, not on any Gutach) to the Schönwalder Gutach in Schönwald, the club guest water (SFC Schönwald, fly-only, Gasthaus Frieden bridge to above Burger & Keller, ~2.5 km). WFD water body re-assigned to DERW_DEBW_32-09-OR3 (GUTACH), status from EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody cYear 2022 (discodata.eea.europa.eu). The old DERW_DEBW_60-01 was the Breg, a Danube headwater.

WFD classification · DERW_DEBW_32-09-OR3

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature23 × 28%6.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity20 × 12%2.4
Limiting factor: Water temperature (5°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
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
Clubs & associations