Freestone · Mixed · Central Bohemia / Plzeň

Berounka

Photo of Berounka

The Berounka is a broad Bohemian river with a strong coarse-fish angle rather than a classic trout-and-grayling beat.

Prime · Common Carp
Foam beetle · 10–12
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.81 m
  • Water temp24.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Foam beetle
Foam beetle10–12
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.81 m
lowspate
Water temp24.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindE 8 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.8 mm

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

Water temperature for Common Carp
Ideal
24.0°Cideal 18–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Common Carp
When
Summer for chub on foam; late spring to autumn for mixed fly fishing including grayling
Where
The Berounka is a broad Bohemian river with a strong coarse-fish angle rather than a classic trout-and-grayling beat.
Why this works
Common Carp: comfort conditions look perfect. Water clarity clear — read accordingly for common carp.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
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2
1
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
Common Carp fly box

The most distinct national style here: Czech nymphing first, with short-line teams of 2 or 3 weighted nymphs central to trout and grayling fishing in fast rivers.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • State licence + local permit.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Berounka
    Berounka
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Berounka is a broad Bohemian river with a strong coarse-fish angle rather than a classic trout-and-grayling beat. Public-facing fly-fishing guidance highlights chub, barbel and grayling, especially through summer, with noted productive water below Beroun and around the weir at Hýskov on Berounka 3 (411 001). Salmonids do appear in the rules and fly fishing is allowed throughout, but this is a river where coarse-fish and grayling opportunities matter at least as much as trout — best approached with that mixed-bag mindset rather than expecting a dedicated trout water.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Common Carp · confidence 65%
Perfect · warmwater comfort — temperature and sun led
Water temperatureWater temp 24°C — prime band for common carp.
FlowFlow not a major driver — focus on temperature and clarity.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityWater clarity clear — read accordingly for common carp.
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 April → 31 August
  • Grayling 16 June → 30 November

    Czech national rule: grayling (lipan podhorní) protected 1 December – 15 June. Open window is 16 June – 30 November. Czech Anglers Union (ČRS) salmonid fisheries also have method and access rules — check the local ČRS district permit for specific conditions.

    Closed in spring for spawning.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

  • Barbel 16 June → 15 March

    Protected 16 March–15 June under the same national order as chub (vyhláška 197/2004 Sb., §13). An unverified secondary-source note suggested the Berounka may protect barbel year-round locally — not confirmed against the primary ČRS revír document, so not applied here.

  • Carp 1 January → 31 December

    No national closed season for carp in Czech law — governed instead by a mandatory-release minimum size (≥70cm), not a season.

  • Chub 16 June → 15 March

    Protected 16 March–15 June under the Czech national fish-protection order (vyhláška 197/2004 Sb., §13, non-trout waters). Carp on the same river has no national closed season — see the separate carp entry; do not apply this window to carp.

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