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The fishing season
Spring
The fishing season starts May 15th. The first peak of the spring flood,
caused by melting of the snow in the valleys, is over and in most years
the river is quite fishable with nymphs, and if you are lucky there also
can be dry fly activity. This is also the best time to fish for big trout
using streamers. Good streamer patterns are imitations of sculpin, average
size of the streamer could be about 10 cm. Dry flies : dark stoneflies,
size 10 - 16, Klinkhamer patterns. Nymphs : gold bead patterns, Czech
style nymphs, sizes 8 - 12.
After a week or so the river comes up again, caused by melting of snow in
the mountains. As long as the water remains clear fly fishing is possible,
at the peak of this flood the water will be very dirty and unfishable.
This usually lasts a few days, as soon as the water starts to fall again
it will clear up and the fishing improves day by day. In this early season
you will find relatively big fish in the river, it seems that the smaller
grayling is still in the deeper parts downstream. These small guys, the
"recruits" will arrive around the third week of June.
Early summer
In most years the water level will be perfect for fly fishing from June
15th. There will be hatches from small sedge, size 14-18, and the first
mayflies flies appear. Species like Baetis
Rhodani and
Ephemerella Ignita
can be expected. Use parachute Blue winged olive patterns, or use CDC
patterns. Klinkhamers are always an option. In the night big brown sedges
are active.
to be continued .............
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