Freestone · Sandstone · Latvia / Vidzeme (Mazsalaca–Salacgrīva)

Salaca

Photo of Salaca
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Sunray Shadow · tube 3–8cm, single trailer barbless
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Gauja (Valmiera County)
  • Water temp19.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Sunray Shadow
Sunray Shadowtube 3–8cm, single trailer barbless
Speed-fly for fish that follow but don't commit. Strip-back is often the trigger after a swing.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Gauja (Valmiera County)
Water temp19.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindS 7 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent3.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Gauja (Valmiera County). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
20°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 19.8°C — above the atlantic salmon caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 5pm

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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
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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Salmon runRun
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Sea trout runRun
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
1
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General fishing card plus the specific Salaca migratory-salmonid licence required in the licensed section
  • Zone structure, bank restrictions, catch-and-keep versus catch-and-release conditions, and dates must be checked in the current licence notice before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 20°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Salaca
    Salaca
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature830% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 January → 10 May
  • Sea trout 1 January → 10 May

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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