Our Rivers
Soča
Fish: Trout, Barbel
Soča is the biggest of our rivers, springing from the alpine valley of Trenta. The top part is mainly trout water. It flows through the picturesque gorge to the confluence with Lepena river.
Tolminka
Fish: Trout, Grayling
Tolminka Springs deep in the Triglav National Park in the valley Polog. The river carved it's way towards Soča through a steep valley, a gorge at places, finaly opening up a bit when it reaches the Tolmin basin.
Učja
Fish: Trout, Grayling
Učja enters Slovenia from Italy and flows for another 6,1 km before confluencing with Soča. This is a remote fast river with dificult acces but spectacular scenery.
Idrijca
Fish: Trout,..
Idrijca springs under the village Vojsko in the hills above Idrija and is our second largest river. It first flows toward South East to Idrijska bela, making a turn towards Idrija (NE), than slowly turning again towards the Soča valley (NW).
Bača
Fish: Trout,..
Bača springs under Slatnik and Lajnar carving a deep valley Baška grapa (lit. Baća ravine). During the whole length of 21,4 km of pools and runs it's guarded by trees and followed by a road and a railway.
Nadiža
Fish: Trout, grayling, chub and barbel
Nadiža springs in Italy, enters Slovenia, forms an 11,9 km long arch and returns to Italy again. Untill it comes under Seldo it flows in a tight valley with rapids and deep pools, then the valley widens and uder Robič the river almost disapears in the thick gravel deposits.
Kneža
Fish: Trout, grayling
Kneža is a typical Alpine river collecting its water from under Vogel and Rodica, flowing for 8,3 km through a tight valley towards the valley of Bača .
Trebuščica
Fish: Trout,..
Trebuščica springs under Mrzla rupa and makes a 14 km long way until reaching Idrijca at Dolenja Trebuša. Its first part (5,7 km) is a fish breeding reserve for the genetically pure marble trout.
Our Fish
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Grayling is an endemic salmonid species to our rivers. It lives is all our rivers except Kneža, Koritnica and Bela. In our waters it grows to 60 cm (23,5') and 2 kg (4,5 lb) in weight.
Marble trout
Salmo trutta marmoratus
The Marble trout is an endemic species of the Adriatic watershed. It grows considerably larger than other species of fish in our waters. The biggest specimens documented were over 120 cm (47') long and weighed over 20 kg (44 lb).
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus cabeda
Chub is an endemic species from Cyprinidae family typical for Adriatic region. Usually this fish lives in shoals. Its body is cylinder shaped and it has quite large scales all overs its body. It can grow up to 70 cm (25,5') and to 5 kg (11 lb) in weight.
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow trout is an allochthonous species in European rivers. It established itself because of easy farming and adaptability to different man made and wild habitats.
Barbel
Barbus plebejus
Barbel is like the chub an endemic cyprinid species and it also lives in shoals. It has reddish colored fins and whiskers by which it can be distinguished from other fish. It grows up to 70 cm (27,5') and 4 kg (9 lb) in weight.
Day Card Prices
Angling Club Tolmin
(Soca and surrounding waters)
- • 1 day "catch and release"
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Angling club Idrija
(upper Idrijca, Kanomljica, Cerknica)
- • 1 day "catch and release"
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