Spate · Mixed · Primorsko-goranska / Gorski Kotar

Kupica

Kupica — Sapnik z Medveje stene
Marginal · Brown Trout
Large Dry Fly · 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
  • LevelProxyvia River Kolpa
  • Water temp19.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
LD
Large Dry Fly12-16
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Kolpa
Water temp19.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindE 11 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead8.5 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from River Kolpa. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
20°C est.ideal 1016°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
Water at 19.8°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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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
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
LD
Large Dry FlyTop
12-16 · Pattern
Proven pattern for this period
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Croatian fishing licence + local permit.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here around 20°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 2
  1. Kupica — Sapnik z Medveje stene
    Sapnik z Medveje stene
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · HRCSRN0130_001

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 29 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature28 × 28%7.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 60
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via River Kolpaproxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
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 1 March30 September
  • Grayling 16 May15 October

    Kupica is a tributary of the Kupa system. Use the conservative Risnjak NP-aligned window (16 May – 15 October) until the specific concession confirms dates. Artificial fly or lure only.

    • 16 May → 15 Oct · Artificial fly or artificial lure
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