Freestone · Mixed · Małopolska / Muszynka

Poprad

Poprad — Poprad River Gorge, Poland
Marginal · Grayling
F-Fly · Hook 18–22
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River high but settled. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level121.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp15.9°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
F-Fly
F-FlyHook 18–22
in season · matches water height
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
121.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp15.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindE 6 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Warm — slow
16°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Fair — barometric pressure is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
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
Grayling fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Polish fishing card + local permit.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Poprad — Poprad River Gorge, Poland
    Poprad River Gorge, Poland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Failing to achieve good
What this classification means

WFD re-coded 2026-06-18: prior id PLRW200002141699 was a fabricated stub (no such code in EEA WISE). Re-mapped to PLRW200008214299 'Poprad' — Poprad is a single WFD river water body in Poland, so the match is unambiguous. Status: EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Confidence: high. Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu).

WFD classification · PLRW200008214299

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 65%
How the 44 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature47 × 28%13.2
Flow30 × 22%6.6
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time30 × 13%3.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 44
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 4–14 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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

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