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Traun — Rudi Heger waters

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Access-specific Traun entry for the Rudi Heger managed/licence waters.

Poor · Rainbow Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.10 mLast reading 17h ago
  • Water temp22.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
Upstream dry
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.10 m
Last reading 17h ago
Water temp22.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindE 13 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.3 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 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
Water at 22.1°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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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GrannomHatch
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2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
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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
Rainbow Trout fly box

Southern Germany only. Trout and grayling in Bavarian meadow streams, alpine creeks and famous upper-river systems.

SS
Small Streamer
6-10 · Pattern
Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fischereischein plus Rudi Heger/rights-holder permit required
  • Beat rules, day-ticket availability and method restrictions must be checked before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
About this water

Access-specific Traun entry for the Rudi Heger managed/licence waters. The existing Traun river overview is useful, but this gives the product a real German fly-fishing access route where anglers can understand named stretches, permits and fly-water expectations.

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The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 15 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature10 × 28%2.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.1°C) is outside Rainbow Trout's preferred range (10–18°C)= 59
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout local Rudi Heger / fishery calendar → local Rudi Heger / fishery calendar
  • Grayling local fishery calendar plus Bavaria law → local fishery calendar plus Bavaria law

    Grayling access is governed by Bavaria rules and stricter fishery-specific conditions where applied.

    Season dates are set at state or regional level — confirm the local rules.

Related guides
Grayling Playbookgrayling tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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