Marble Trout Croatia

Slovenia fly fishing guide service offers professionally guided marble trout tours in slovenia.

Marble trout croatia.

Marble trout are the star of the show on most slovenian fly fishing trips. This rare trout species has plenty of fight with some impressive looks to boot. Salmo marmoratus marble trout is a species of freshwater fish in the family salmonidae it is characterized by a distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity. Special thanks to lesly jansen of slo fly for putting us on some good fish.

The tensas outdoors crew heads to europe to chase after some marble trout and other salmonids in croatia and slovenia. Fishing in slovenia is well preserved and the environment s well being is of. We work hand in hand with the fishing associations to take you to the best fishing locations. For the biggest fish like pike huchen or even larger marble trout and casting of larger streamers we recommend 8 to 10wt rods.

It s easy to see why. They only live in a handful of rivers around the northern adriatic coast. For grayling any good 4 to 5wt rod will suffice and for trout up to 6wt if we are also using smaller and middle sized streamers. Distribution area of marble trout.

Marble trout salmo marmoratus marble trout is indigenous trout specie in the rivers that drain to adriatic sea. So historically marble trout were present in italy slovenia croatia bosna and hercegovina montenegro and albania. Natural co existence with other trout. Adriatic sea is a part of the mediterranean sea.

In slovenia there is an abundance of fishing. It also has its own unique trout the famous and mysterious ghost of soca the marble trout. Fishing for the unique marble trout often of double figures record soca grayling and brown brook and rainbow trout. Marble trout used to live in the river krka in croatia and in some adriatic rivers in albania where it is apparently extinct.

Join us and share our passion for fishing in slovenia slovenian rivers. The marble trout salmo marmoratus is an endangered species in slovenia and in italy croatia and albania because of hybridization resulting from intensive stocking eleven populations of trout. The marble trout is found in only handful drainages and rivers of the adriatic basin in going from north to south italy slovenia croatia bosnia and herzegovina and montenegro while in albania species is considered. Slovenia is a very small but very diverse country which offers an incredible variety of rivers from gin clear alpine and freestone rivers to mysterious natural chalk streams.