Pliva
Updated 11 Oct 2026

Pliva River
fly fishing report

Fishing right nowLive 16:37
Excellent
Graylings and trout active most of the day. Fish up to 45 cm rising.
Water level
Low
Water 9 °CClarity Crystal clear
Best time of day
Afternoon
Peak activity
11am – 4pm
Hatches
BWO
Blue-winged olive, size #18 – #20
Weather
Live 16:37
Cloudy
Air 3 – 12 °C

Weather: MET Norway (yr.no) · Rating calculated from these conditions

From the guide

How the day fished

Good fishing with perfect weather conditions for Pliva. Cloudy with some rain in the morning. Both graylings and trouts were active during most of the day. The best part was from 11am – 4pm.

Long line nymphing was the most productive technique, with 0.10 mm tippets and small Plivka nymph at the end, during a hatch. In the morning pheasant tail was more effective, and at the end of the day brown olive nymph. There was also surface activity but only brown trouts. Some really good sized fish were rising, up to 45 cm, and they were not so hard to catch on smaller BWO imitations. Overall many fish in the net.

Long line nymphing · most productive Sight fishing Dry fly Tippet 0.10 mm
Fly box

Patterns that worked

During the hatch
Plivka nymph
Size #18 – #20
Morning
Pheasant tail nymph
Size #18 – #20
End of day
Brown olive nymph
Size #20
Rising browns
BWO dry
Size #18 – #20
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About the river Pliva

Deep, cold water over a sand-and-grass bottom, famous for huge wild grayling and rich in wild brown trout.

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