Freestone · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Bled

Radovna

Radovna — File:Vintgar.jpg

The Radovna threads through the Vintgar Gorge near Bled, and most of the people who see it are there for the walkway, not the water — the gorge section itself is effectively a hiking destination with fishing access restricted to almost nothing.

Good · Brown Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level93.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp11.9°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
93.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp11.9°C
ClarityClearing
Weather21°C
WindS 4 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11.9°Cideal 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
Good — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Blue-winged oliveMost likely
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
  • Anglers curse mayfliesAlso possibleLower confidence
    #20–22 · Spinner
    Go tiny: 20-22 spent spinner, single fly, long tippet.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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.

Updated 6 hours ago

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box

Ultra-clear spring-fed rivers with large educated trout. Sight fishing, technical presentation, fine tippets. Euro-nymphing dominant subsurface method. Exceptional dry-fly windows during hatch periods. Gacka is the flagship water.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fishing licence + permit from ribiške družine.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Radovna — File:Vintgar.jpg
    File:Vintgar.jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Radovna threads through the Vintgar Gorge near Bled, and most of the people who see it are there for the walkway, not the water — the gorge section itself is effectively a hiking destination with fishing access restricted to almost nothing. The upper river is a different matter: small, intimate, genuinely fishable brown trout water where local permits allow it. Worth checking access before you plan a trip around it, since the postcard reach and the fishable reach are not, on this river, the same stretch of water.

  • River
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · SI1118VT

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 79 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity75 × 18%13.5
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March30 September
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