Freestone · Limestone · Małopolska / Pieniny

Dunajec

Photo of Dunajec
Prime · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level176.00 mLast reading 1d ago
  • Water temp14.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
Euro-nymph
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
176.00 m
Last reading 1d ago
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNE 6 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14.9°Cideal 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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Blue-winged oliveMost likely
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
  • Anglers curse mayfliesAlso possibleLower confidence
    #20–22 · Spinner
    Go tiny: 20-22 spent spinner, single fly, long tippet.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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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
1
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing card (karta wędkarska) + PZW permit
  • Guest permits available for foreign anglers without exam requirement in many districts
  • Check with local PZW branch
  • Huchen (głowacica) is strictly regulated — verify current season dates, method restrictions, and bag limits before targeting
  • Catch-and-release only on some beats.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Czorsztyn Lake
12 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Poprad
20 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Biały Dunajec
31 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Poprad (Slovakia)
41 km
10
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Grayling
Czarny Dunajec
43 km
Brown trout · Grayling
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Dunajec
    Dunajec
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-06-18: prior id PLRW20000214211999 was a fabricated stub (no such code in EEA WISE). Re-mapped to PLRW20000821419937 'Dunajec od Zb Czorsztyn do Obidzkiego Potoku' — the reach below the Czorsztyn dam through the Pieniny gorge, matching the venue coordinate (49.42156, 20.41876). Status: EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Confidence: medium-high (coordinate-matched). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu).

WFD classification · PLRW20000821419937

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How the 87 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity67 × 12%8.0
Conditions total= 87
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 April → 30 September
  • Grayling 1 June → 28 February

    Polish PZW national rule: grayling (lipień) protected 1 March – 31 May. Open window 1 June – 28 February. PZW district and water-specific rules may add tighter restrictions. Carpathian rivers (San, Dunajec, Biała, Skawa, Raba) hold excellent grayling — check local Okręg PZW district permit for specific conditions.

    Closed in spring for spawning.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

  • Hucho 1 October → 31 March
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