Freestone · Limestone · Upper Carniola / Kranjska Gora

Sava Dolinka

The Zelenci spring pool, source of the Sava Dolinka, crystal-clear turquoise water surrounded by reed beds.

The Dolinka is the quieter of the two Sava headwaters, dropping out of the Tamar valley near Kranjska Gora into water so cold and clear it makes you reconsider your choice of waders.

Fair · Rainbow Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Fairlive now
A side-water session, not the main event
River high but settled. Tributary pocket water is the better play today.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level133.00 mLast reading 7h ago
  • Water temp11.0°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
133.00 m
Last reading 7h ago
Water temp11.0°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather25°C
WindNE 8 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
11.0°Cideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow 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 working for you, but river flow is the limiting factor today.
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 8 hours ago

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow 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
  • Barbless hooks recommended.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 6
  1. The Zelenci spring pool, source of the Sava Dolinka, crystal-clear turquoise water surrounded by reed beds.
    Zelenci spring, source of the Sava Dolinka
  2. The Sava Dolinka flowing alongside Lake Jasna near Kranjska Gora, the Julian Alps reflected in clear water.
    Sava Dolinka at Lake Jasna
  3. Clear alpine water of the Sava Dolinka running over a stony bed near Kranjska Gora.
    Sava Dolinka at Kranjska Gora
  4. The Sava Dolinka below the confluence of Beli Potok, a wide gravel-bedded channel in the Gorenjska valley.
    Sava Dolinka below Beli Potok
  5. The young river channel of the Sava Dolinka at Zelenci, just below the spring, through wetland sedge.
    The infant Sava Dolinka at Zelenci
  6. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Dolinka is the quieter of the two Sava headwaters, dropping out of the Tamar valley near Kranjska Gora into water so cold and clear it makes you reconsider your choice of waders. Brown trout mostly, with rainbow trout again from the stocking programmes of an earlier decade. Smaller and more intimate than its sister river, and better for it in a way — this is pocket-water fishing where a good drift matters rather more than fly selection, which is either reassuring or slightly deflating depending on how much you enjoyed choosing the fly.

  • River
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody SI111VT5 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · SI111VT5

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 65%
How the 62 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow30 × 22%6.6
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Conditions total= 62
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
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 March → 30 September
  • Grayling 16 May → 30 November

    Slovenian common default: grayling 16 May – 30 November (lipan). Slovenia is permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water. Always check the Ribiška Družina (fishing district) permit for the specific beat. The Soča, Idrijca, and Sava system hold world-class grayling alongside marble trout.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

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