Mountain Freestone · Gneiss · Carinthia / Katschberg, AT

Upper Lieser (Pöllatal)

200507 Inneres Poellatal 04
Today · About as good as it gets
Black Midge
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% projected
Today's fly
Black Midge
Black Midge
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.3 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
10°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
Good — water clarity is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Stoneflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10h

12h(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 66%
Also:Autumn Olive62%Autumn Needle Fly43%Heather Fly24%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 10h — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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A
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fly only (artificial fly; Kärntner Fischereiverband)
  • PROVISIONAL: day tickets via Raiffeisenbank Rennweg; tourism listings give a bag of up to four fish, but whether that applies to the fly card, size limits and the season end are unconfirmed — check the permit
  • A Carinthian fishing card or guest card is required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Drava (Drau)
31 km
83
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Möll
38 km
83
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Brook trout
Hüttwinklache
43 km
83
Brown trout
Großarler Ache
31 km
72
Brown trout · Grayling · Brook trout
Rauriser Ache
46 km
Brown trout · Brook trout
Gallery · 2
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  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

Matched 2026-09-14 by point query against EEA WISE WFD2022_SurfaceWaterBody (river line 1 m from the venue pin). Status: WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) ecological class 1 = High; chemical 'failing to achieve good' (Austria-wide in the 2022 cycle).

WFD classification · ATOK901250133

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 62 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature42 × 28%11.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time50 × 13%6.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity25 × 12%3.0
Conditions total= 62
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.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
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