Reservoir · Granite · South Bohemia / Šumava

Lipno Reservoir

Lipno Reservoir — Panorama of Lake Lipno in south Bohemia.

Czech Republic's largest reservoir in the Šumava foothills.

Fair · Rainbow
Pheasant tail nymph · 14–16
Fairlive now
Evening session looks promising at Lipno Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
51% confidence

Lipno Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNE 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Pheasant tail nymph
Pheasant tail nymph14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
NE 9 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp19°C
CloudClear
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Lipno Reservoir. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready.
Where
Start with Pheasant tail nymph (12-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Pheasant tail nymph (12-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow 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.

SB
Small brown streamer
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • State licence plus local reservoir permit required
  • Access, boat rules and stocked trout expectations should be checked locally rather than assumed from river regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Lipno Reservoir — Panorama of Lake Lipno in south Bohemia.
    Panorama of Lake Lipno in south Bohemia.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Czech Republic's largest reservoir in the Šumava foothills. This is primarily a large non-trout water with boat fishing for perch, pike, zander and catfish; fly fishing is allowed and the official fishery card allows retention of rainbow trout and brook char, but it isn't in the same league as the country's true trout-and-grayling rivers.

  • Lake
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyModerate potential
  • ChemicalFailing to achieve good

WFD classification · CZBER_0940

Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 April31 August
  • Grayling 16 June30 November
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