Idrijca

Type: Freestone river, Goriška, Slovenia
Season: Mar–Nov
Where the season comes from
Revir Ujemi in spusti Vse ribe Najmanjša dolžina: Brez odvzema Lovni čas: 28. 3. - 1. 11.
Our translation: Catch-and-release beat: all fish; minimum size: no harvest; fishing period: 28 March - 1 November.
Set for the waters Ribiška družina Tolmin manages (one fishing period for its beats; the page does not name each river beside it).
Pravila ribolova - Tolmin
Ribiška družina Tolmin · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there.
Live gauges: 1 verified
Listed by: 1 authoritative list
Guides: 4 name it
Shops: 1 nearby

Today on Idrijca

Latest reading only

Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) publishes no record for the date to compare it with, so there is no verdict.

Flow now: 5.31 m³/s (188 ft³/s)
Water level: 0.39 m (1.28 ft)
Water temp: 9.2°C (48.6°F)
Last reading: Nov 5, 10:00 PM GMT+1

At Idrijca - Hotešk (Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) station 8450)

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The turquoise Idrijca running through a green wooded valley, a house on the bank — Photo credit
The Idrijca. Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about Idrijca

The Idrijca is a freestone river in the Goriška region of Slovenia. Ribiška družina Tolmin, the Tolmin angling club, runs it as one of its fisheries. Also called Reka Idrijca.

Flow now at the gauge

Idrijca - Hotešk

Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) · station 8450

Discharge: 5.31 m³/s (188 ft³/s)
Water level: 0.39 m (1.28 ft)
Water temp: 9.2 °C (48.6 °F)

Reading Nov 5, 10:00 PM GMT+1

Level is gauge zero 160.86 m above sea level; it is not a depth.

Readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and are the providers' own provisional values, shown as published. Imperial figures are converted from the metric reading for comparison only.

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Where to fish

Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Idrijca on the map

Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Restrooms

Map of Idrijca with 1 gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Idrijca

Restrooms within 2 miles of Idrijca in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.

Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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NadižaGoriška · Freestone river · about 26 km · live gauge
Sava BohinjkaGorenjska · Freestone river · about 36 km · live gauge

Regulations and official lists

Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.

Idrijca fishery of Ribiška družina TolminRD Tolmin: V osrčju divje Soče · Ribiška družina Tolmin · checked 2026-10-20

Guides and shops near Idrijca

Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

4 guides name it on their website

Guides

Bled, Gorenjska · 36 km
Extreme Angler - Športni Ribič Bled
- Fly-fishing guide
- Names this water
- Unclaimed
Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Osrednjeslovenska · 44 km
URKO Fishing Adventures
- Fly-fishing guide
- Names this water
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Kranj, Gorenjska · 45 km
Hucho House - Lustrik Fly fishing guide service Slovenia
- Fly-fishing guide
- Names this water
- Beginners & lessons
- Multi-day trips
- Unclaimed
Their rates

Show 2 more guides

Ljubljana, Osrednjeslovenska · 55 km
Slovenia Fly Fishing
- Fly-fishing guide
- Names this water
- Saltwater & ocean charters
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed
Bovec, Goriška · 30 km
Soča Trout Fly Fishing Slovenija
- Fly-fishing guide
- Saltwater & ocean charters
- Beginners & lessons
- Unclaimed

All Goriška guides

1 shop nearby

Tolmin, Goriška
Soca Fly
- Fly-fishing shop
- Guided trips
- Rod & gear rentals
- Unclaimed

All Goriška shops

Species

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the agency

Marble trout
Grayling

Plan your stay

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Bed & fishing house
Tolmin, Goriška, Slovenia
River cabins · 0.8 mi
- Unclaimed
Cottages NA BIRU, Slovenia
Tolmin, Goriška, Slovenia
River cabins · 7.0 mi
- Unclaimed
- Guided fishing

Getting there

TRS · Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste · 26 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
LJU · Zgornji Brnik · 32 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
KLU · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee · 44 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Gear checklist

A wade-fishing checklist for big trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.

Big trout rivers (wade fishing)

9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Watch: nymphing basics

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Sources for this page

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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the gauge Idrijca - Hotešk. Water type is our own classification.