Big trout rivers (wade fishing)
9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish
Open the checklistKolpa
- Type
- Freestone river, Jugovzhodna Slovenija, Slovenia
- Season
- See the dates at the source
Where the season comes from
I. V Donavskem povodju: Najmanjša Varstvena doba mera v cm 1. Sulec – Hucho hucho 70 15. 2.–30. 9. 2. Potočna postrv – Salmo trutta fario 25 1. 10.–28. 2. 3. Jezerska postrv – Salmo trutta lacustris 40 1. 10. – 31. 3. 4. Lipan – Thymallus thymallus 30 1. 12.–15. 5.
Our translation: I. In the Danube basin: minimum size (cm) / close season: 1. Huchen 70, 15 Feb-30 Sep. 2. Brown trout 25, 1 Oct-28 Feb. 3. Lake-run brown trout 40, 1 Oct-31 Mar. 4. Grayling 30, 1 Dec-15 May.
Set for Slovenia as a whole, not this water by name. The page states no clear months, so none are shown.
Exceptions on the page:
II. V Jadranskem povodju: 1. Soška postrv – Salmo marmoratus 40 1. 10.–31. 3. 2. Jadranski lipan – Thymallus thymallus adriaticus 30 1. 12.–15. 5.
Our translation: II. In the Adriatic basin: 1. Marble trout 40 cm, close season 1 Oct-31 Mar. 2. Adriatic grayling 30 cm, close season 1 Dec-15 May.11. Potočna postrv – Salmo trutta in križanci / 1. 12.–28. 2. 12. Šarenka – Oncorhynchus mykiss / 1. 12.–28. 2.
Our translation: (Adriatic basin) 11. Brown trout and hybrids, close season 1 Dec-28 Feb. 12. Rainbow trout, close season 1 Dec-28 Feb.
Pravilnik o ribolovnem režimu v ribolovnih vodah, neuradno prečiščeno besedilo NPB1 (PRAV8483)
PISRS - Pravno-informacijski sistem RS (Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano) · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- 1 verified
- Listed by
- 1 authoritative list
- Guides
- None listed
- Shops
- None listed
Today on Kolpa
Reading the gauge…
Photo credit
The Kolpa between Kuželj and Gašparci. Photo: Ajznponar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
More about Kolpa
The Kolpa is a freestone river in the Jugovzhodna Slovenija region of Slovenia. The clubs' online permit shop, ribiskekarte.si, lists it. This page covers the Kolpa on the Croatian border, from Osilnica to Metlika. Also called Kupa.
Flow now at the gauge
Reading the gauges…
Where to fish
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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.
Kolpa on the map
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Gauges, shops and guides nearby
Map of Kolpa: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Kolpa with 1 gauge.
Restrooms near Kolpa
Restrooms near Kolpa
Restrooms within 2 miles of Kolpa 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.
Map of 2 restrooms near Kolpa
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near Kolpa, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Restroom
0.6 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.2 mi away in a straight line- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Customers only (mapped)
- Not wheelchair accessible (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
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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Regulations and official lists
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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.
Guides and shops near Kolpa
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Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
No guide within 60 km yet.
All Jugovzhodna Slovenija guides
Shops nearby
No shop nearby yet.
Species
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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Možnost ribolova bolen, klen, krap, linj, mrena, ogrica (sivka), ostriž, platnica, ploščič, podust, potočna postrv, rdečeoka, smuč, som, sulec, ščuka, zelenika
Our translation: Fishing possible for: asp, chub, carp, tench, barbel, vimba, perch, Danube roach, bream, nase, brown trout, roach, zander, wels catfish, huchen, pike, bleak
Listed as: bolen, klen, krap, linj, mrena, ogrica (sivka), ostriž, platnica, ploščič, podust, potočna postrv, rdečeoka, smuč, som, sulec, ščuka, zelenika.
Listed by the agency
- Asp
- Chub
- Carp
- Tench
- Barbel
- Vimba
- Perch
- Danube roach
- Bream
- Nase
- Brown trout
- Roach
- Zander
- Wels catfish
- Huchen
- Pike
And 1 more on the agency page.
Fish these in the US
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Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Kolpa? Same fish, US waters.
Gold Medal WaterPhoto credit
The Roaring Fork River in Basalt, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Manistee River, Michigan. Photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Featured sport-fishing waterPhoto credit
The Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Photo credit
The lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue RibbonPhoto credit
The New Fork River at the DDZ Bridge near Boulder, Wyoming, in winter. Photo: Clayton B. Fraser, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Canyon CreekPhoto credit
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Photo: Denny Armstrong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Canyon Creek.
Gear checklist
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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.
Videos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
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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
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Kolpa.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 6 sources and dates
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 Kolpa - Metlika. Water type is our own classification.
- Spletni nakup ribolovnih dovolilnicribiskekarte.si · checked 2026-10-20
- Reka Kolpa (od jezu v naselju Krasinec do državne meje) - Ribiška družina Metlika - Ribiške KarteRibiška družina Metlika (via ribiskekarte.si, the clubs' official permit shop) · checked 2026-11-04
- Pravilnik o ribolovnem režimu v ribolovnih vodah, neuradno prečiščeno besedilo NPB1 (PRAV8483)PISRS - Pravno-informacijski sistem RS (Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano) · checked 2026-11-04
- Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) station 4860: Kolpa - MetlikaAgencija RS za okolje (ARSO) · checked 2026-10-20
- Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) licence: ARSO hydrological data (terms not stated on the data page)Agencija RS za okolje (ARSO) · checked 2026-10-20
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30