Adventures of fly angler in Poland

I took day off on my work in the middle of the week, to make a trip to Dunajec river. My assumption was that I'll be almost alone on the river. How wrong I was! The level of Dunajec is extremely low , 147 cm and 18,9 m3/s. This is usually level of end of August, for spring normal flow is 32-50 m3/s.  We didn't have rain for a month, and there was no snow melting. Not good for fish and river health. When I came to the place, there was already 7 fishermen in one run. I caught my first fish there, then decided to change place. I drove to more remote location, where I parked my car in the forest, and walked about 1 km to the hole. Hooray, I'm alone!  That place is really... nice! I started from rapids, where deep hole begins. Trout hiding in the rapids too, but it's hard to get them out of there. Soon, I got really nice, thick brown trout This long and deep run you can fish over and over again. I have very special line for this place - Guidel

It was a long hiatus in fishing due to COVID-19 crap. Recreational activities were banned in Poland. The position of authorities is that there are very few excuses for going outside: going to work, shopping groceries, or walking the dog. Fishing wasn't one of the necessary activities for everyday life. But I bored so much staying at home for 3 weeks. The weather was very nice for fishing. So I decided to go to Dunajec river, a 100 km trip from Kraków. I got up at 5 AM and drove 1,5 hours on empty roads.  At 7 AM I dressed-up, assembled my fly fishing gear and arrived at the river bank. My first favorite spot is a long pool below the rapids and boulders. I know for sure it holds many trout. Dunajec was low and clear. Level at Gołkowice 158 cm, flow 28,3 m3/s. Temperature at Krościenko 6,5 C, but my termometer measured 10 C. Everything above 6 C is good.  I started, as usual, with my trout spey gear. Trusty Winston TH-MS 11' 4wt "Microspey", rigged with SA Ultra