
From the confluence of the Sava Bohinjka and the Sava Dolinka downstream the Sava river drifts away from the main highways. Its flows remind one of the good old days. Its not very easily accessible gravel beds, the deep pools and quiet passages in its stretch between the inflow of the Tr`i{ka Bistrica downstream to Kranj are open to the rare admirers of the remaining wilderness. There are indeed fewer fish here than in maintained fishing grounds, but they are all wild Sava-born fish. This area still offers trophy grayling and brown trout, not to mention the abundant rainbow trout. Below Kranj, the Sava gorge is lost in the accumulation of the hydropower plant (HPP) at 'Mavčiče' – Trboje Lake. The change of the natural environment best suits cyprinids. Hundreds of nase glitter when they strike the rocks above the accumulation. The depths of the lake hide huge pike and pike-perch, in addition to which there are chub and trophy carp. This scene is repeated in the next accumulation at HPP 'Medvode' at Zbilje Lake. Below the Medvode hydropower plant dam, the previous image of the Sava is somewhat restored. Cascades, rapids, pools and quiet interludes follow one another. The nase, barbel and chub are the main fish species. Simultaneously, this is the main huchen fishing ground on the Sava. Catches of trophy huchen of a metre and more in length and weighing more than ten kilograms are registered every year. It was here in 2005 that the largest Slovenian huchen, weighing 27.4 kg was caught.
Five organisations manage the Sava:
· from the confluence of the Bohinjka and the Dolinka rivers to mouth of the stream on the left above the mouth of the Tržiška Bistrica river:
RD Radovljica – Radovljica Fishing Club
tel.: +386 4 531 21 68
www.ribiskadruzinaradovljica.si· from the mouth of the stream on the left above the mouth of the Tržiška Bistrica river to the Majdič dam in Kranj:
RD Tržič – Tržič Fishing Club
tel.: +386 41 636 646
e-mail:
www.rdtrzic.si· from the Majdič dam in Kranj to the Medvode hydropower plant dam:
RD Kranj – Kranj Fishing Club
tel.: +386 41 653 172 or +386 41 653 171
e-mail: , ,
www.ribiskadruzinakranj.si· from the Medvode hydropower plant dam to the bridge on the road between Brod and Tacen:
RD Medvode – Medvode Fishing Club
tel.: +386 1 511 63 38, +386 51 306 216
e-mail:
www.ribiska-zveza.si· from the bridge on the road between Brod and Tacen to the mouth of the Ljubljanica:
RD Straža – Sava – Straža – Sava Fishing Club
tel.: +386 1 537 58 06
http://www.ribiska-zveza.si/
GPS Northing (N) : 46,3404
GPS Easting (E) : 14,1653