Freestone · Limestone · Veneto / Cadore-Ampezzano

Boite

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Marginal · Brown Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.16 mLast reading 22h ago
  • Water temp19.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.16 m
Last reading 22h ago
Water temp19.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindSE 9 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.7 mm
Rain · ahead4.6 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
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Through the Veneto trout season, 7 March to 28 September. This high, cold water fishes well through the middle of the day more often than the lower valley rivers — the elevation keeps it cool even in summer.
Where
Tight pockets behind boulders and the short pools between them, through the spruce-forest corridors around Cortina and down through the Cadore valley toward Perarolo.
Method
Short-line nymph through the broken pocket water — the Boite is narrow enough that a long cast is rarely the answer. Dry-dropper works well on the calmer stretches. Single barbless on No-Kill water.
Kit
8.5 to 9 ft #3/4 for a small, technical mountain torrent. Floating line, 9 to 12 ft leader to 5X. Studded boots for the glacial boulder-and-cobble bed.
Why this works
Water at 19.2°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Likely species
Caddisflies
  • Net-spinning caddis (S. Europe)Most likelyLower confidence
    #12–14–16 · Pupa
    Widespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
  • Satin sedgeAlso possibleLower confidence
    #12–14 · Egg-laying
    Skitter it at dusk — this one's fished, not dead-drifted.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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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F
M
A
M
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J
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O
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
FC
Foam Caddis / Sedge Hog
12-16 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
12-16 · Gammarus Scud
Dead-drift, sub-surface
SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing, sub-surface
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Veneto Regolamento Regionale 1/2023 art
  • 29: trout and marble trout open 7 March-28 September 2026 (min
  • 22cm fario)
  • Marble trout retention is prohibited year-round under art
  • 11 comma 2, regardless of season
  • Barbless single hook standard on No-Kill and RPS water.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 33 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature36 × 28%10.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 66
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2026-03-072026-09-28
  • Marble trout 2026-03-072026-09-28
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