Freestone · Mixed · Koroška / Ravne na Koroškem

Meža

Meža — Dravograd, view of Meža from the former railway bridge
Marginal · Brown Trout
Elk Hair Caddis · 12-16
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level35.00 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp19.9°C
  • ClarityColouredClearing
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
35.00 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp19.9°C
ClarityColoured
Weather20°C
WindS 5 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.9 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
19.9°Cideal 10–16°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
Water at 19.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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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.

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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • RD Koroška — six districts along the river.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here at 19.9°C — the fishing's alive, but these are cooler if you'd rather rest the warm water.
Radoljna
27 km
17.5°C
Brown trout · Grayling · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Meža — Dravograd, view of Meža from the former railway bridge
    Dravograd, view of Meža from the former railway bridge
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 28 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity40 × 18%7.2
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity53 × 12%6.4
Conditions total= 53
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
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). Permit and fishing district controlled — dates may vary by specific water.

    Prime sport 1 September → 30 November

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