Fishing in Slovenia

When you stay with us in the Soca valley, you will be surrounded by the peaks of the Julian Alps. A place of enchanting beauty. With our guidance, you can experience the very best fly fishing on some of Europe’s most beautiful pristine and gin clear rivers. Fishing for the unique marble trout – often of double figures, record Soca grayling, and brown, brook and rainbow trout..

In Slovenia there is an abundance of fishing. We work hand in hand with the Fishing Associations to take you to the best fishing locations. Fishing in Slovenia is well preserved and the environment’s well-being is of great importance.

The country is largely forested with many varieties of deciduous trees on the hillsides. There is very little heavy agriculture, creating the perfect natural habitat for wildlife, with copious varieties of butterflies and birds, and a profusion of wild flowers. This in turn all helps with the prolific insect hatches that create some of the most spectacular fishing in Europe. Slovenia’s fauna and flora have to be seen to be believed!

This beautiful country nestles between between Italy and Austria, and is truly worth a visit for the discerning fly fisher. 

The Soca, one of Europe’s most beautiful rivers, meanders its way through the Julian Alps. Its character changes from swift mountain stream to a mighty and strong river, with many deeps. Its blue green colouring, cutting through spectacular gorges and wide moon like shingle beds. Its cold temperature stops all but the hardiest bather. But here lies the marbled trout, growing to reach trophy sizes. Under the incredible strong current, marble trout (Salmo trutta marmoratus) survive to hunt the grayling. It’s wonderful to think they’ve survived in such profusion. This is a place that time forgot.
Come summer the massive predators start to hunt. Ferocious is its nature as it swirls at speed after its prey. When he’s eaten he’ll return to sleep on the riverbed. Or hidden under a rocky wall, no one will know he’s there, except the practiced eye of the fishing guide.

Photographer Rod Calbrade