Summary of spring and summer trips, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, 2013

After the long winter (snow even at the end of March) my first real flyfishing trip this year was in

01+02. May 2013, Slovenia, river Radescica+Krka,
Water very cold, no hatch at all, unlike we expected, only nymp fishing. Not many fish, only trouts, but
I cought my biggest rainbow trout in natural water in Radescica on 01. May. (total length 61 cm).

and the Radescica at the sourse, it has currents and good flow here, but downstream from this point very slow and deep water only

and the Krka river:

Suggested accommodation:
Gostilna Stravs is my place. I would gladly suggest this guesthouse to anyone. The owner is Rado, his son is Kris!
Both are experienced flyfishers and will be glad to help.
Radescica source is cca 100 m from this place. Krka is a few kilometers.
Price: cca 20-23 eur per person per night with breakfast, you can have dinner in their restaurant for cca 10-12 eur
Address: Gostilna Štravs, Podturn 28, 8350 Dolenjske Toplice
http://gostilnastravs-flyfishing.com/Flyfishing.html

How to get the fishing licence for Radescica & Krka? You can buy those in the guesthouse, don't worry.
Daily price (cath&release) cca 35 eur for Radescica, and cca the same for Krka

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8. May 2013, somewhere in Hungary

at a stream in Transdanubia (private revir), where nice brownies live

Here it is not possible to buy fishing licence...

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05+06. June 2013, Slovenia, river Dreta+Savinja,
Dreta is a beautiful and small river, one of my favourite ones, I always had nice time and good fishing there. The Mozirje Club issues the same licence to this this river and to their section on the Savinja.
The 35 eur daily licence is really reasonable. In my opinion you can find the fish easier in Dreta, but you can expect bigger ones in Savinja Mozirje club's section.
You can buy the licence here: RD Mozirje (fishing club) Cesta v gaj 2, 3330 MOZIRJE
http://www.rd-mozirje.si
for Dreta and Savinja-Mozirje Club's water
In Ljubno and upstream the fishing licence is 50 eur / day, and the river is wilder, very spectacular in a narrow valleys, and there are more fish. Dry fly and nymph works well.
06. June was a very good day for me, I cought several graylings over 40 cm (total lenth), the biggest one was 46 cm.

Suggested accommodation: Guesthouse Plaznik, address: Podter 6, 3333 Ljubno ob Savinji
http://www.plaznik.si/prenocisca.php?jezik=en
The owner is Anica, a very nice lady.  Accommodation cca 20-25 eur / pers / nighr with breakfast, cca 30-35 eur with also dinner included. Place is cca 3-4 minutes walk from Savinja.
You can buy the licence for Ljubno club's revir here

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26+07. June 2013, Slovenia, river Kupa (Kolpa),
The Kupa is a wonderful river running on the border between Slovenia and Croatia.
The landscape, the water is one of the most spectacular ones in the region.
You can cath mainly graylings, some brown trouts. In Cabranka (one of the tributaries of Kupa) mainly brown trouts (licence is valid for this river too)
Daily licence for Kupa without Kupa source, but with Cabranka: 20 eur
Kupa source and Kupica: 35 eur

Accommodation: Hotel Kocac

Hotel in športni center Kovač

Kolpa d.o.o., Sela 5, 1337 Osilnica

www.hotelkovac.comYou can buy the fishing licence here.
It is a little expensive, but good food. you can surely find cheaper accommodation in private houses.

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Schwarza river, Austria (NÖ), 09+10. September 2013

We spent 2 very nice days at the Schwarza river in Austria, in the lower part, which was only 3 hour drive from our home.
It was a bit urban fishing, as the river runs through small cities with industrial buildings too, but the lot of fish we cought was a good compensation.
First day was slightly rainy, and the fish were quite hungry, second day was shiny, and a bit more difficult to catch them.
For graylings small greenish nymps worked very well, for trouts bigger ones (size 12-14) in same colour. Cca 70% of the fish were rainbows, 10% graylings, 20% brown trouts.
We cought graylings up to 45 cm, trouts up to 40 cm (total length), but locals cought 4 kg weight trouts here as well. I don't think it is a legend only:).
Average fish size was between 30-35 cm, we didn't cath really small ones luckily.

Fishing licence: was reasonable for 60 eur per day in Austria, Niederoesserreich guest fishing card for 1 month is 15 eur, newcomers first visiting this river have to pay 50 eur guiding fee (not per person, total). I hope to be back soon.
To get the fishing licence you need to contact with someones from the Ternitz club, and arrange a meeting:
http://www.fischereivereinternitz.com/web/?page_id=20 (Wolfgang oder Josef).
We met Wolfgang, he is a very nice and helpful person.

Please note, there are other revirs on Schwarza, like:
http://www.oefg1880.at/reviere/salmoniden-reviere/schwarza-i-iv/bildergalerie/
nearby Schwarzau im Gebirge and Rohr im Gebirge.
These are more beautiful and more expensive than the Ternitz revir, but with less and smaller fish (according to local fishermen).

Suggested accommodation: no really good tips, we stayed here: http://www.hotel-loibl.at
as we were there on monday, and most cheaper guest houses were closed! We paid 35 eur / pers with breakfast

Some photos: