Chalk Stream · Limestone · Primorska / Koper (Istrian karst)

Rižana

Rižana — Rižana River, Rižana, Slovenia
Prime · Chub
Daddy Longlegs · Hook 10–12 with knotted pheasant tail legs
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level50.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp15.1°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
Today's fly
Daddy Longlegs
Daddy LonglegsHook 10–12 with knotted pheasant tail legs
in season · matches water height
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
50.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp15.1°C
ClarityClearing
Weather22°C
WindE 14 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Chub
Ideal
15.1°Cideal 1422°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Chub
When
March–October
Where
The only genuine coastal-basin salmonid fishery in Slovenia, and the pack's sole entry into the Istrian karst thermal regime — a resurgence stream near Koper…
Why this works
Chub: comfort conditions look perfect. Clarity clearing — accounted for via spook-risk.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Anglers curse mayfliesMost likelyLower confidence
    #20–22 · Spinner
    Go tiny: 20-22 spent spinner, single fly, long tippet.
  • Large dark oliveAlso possible
    #14–16 · Emerger
    Dead-drift the emerger — it's sitting in the film.
  • Blue-winged oliveAlso possible
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
Caddisflies
  • Satin sedgeMost likelyLower confidence
    #12–14 · Egg-laying
    Skitter it at dusk — this one's fished, not dead-drifted.
  • GrannomAlso possible
    #14–16 · Pupa
    Pupa first, then dries as the adults come off.
  • Net-spinning caddis (S. Europe)Also possibleLower confidence
    #12–14–16 · Pupa
    Widespread riffle net-spinner; evening emergence.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Chub fly box
SB
Small Black Streamer
Hook 8–10 weighted · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Koper
  • Fly-only, barbless.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Rižana — Rižana River, Rižana, Slovenia
    Rižana River, Rižana, Slovenia
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Chub · confidence 65%
Perfect · warmwater comfort — temperature and clarity led
Water temperatureWater temp 15.1°C — prime band for chub.
FlowStable flow — predictable holding lies.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityClarity clearing — accounted for via spook-risk.
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March30 September
  • Marble trout 1 April31 October
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