An expedition to Jurassic rivers
There's a geological formation in Poland, called Kraków-Częstochowa Upland , also known as the Polish Jurassic Highland or simply Jura . The term related to Jurassic geologic period. There are a number of rivers that originate from the Jura, among them the Warta, Biała Przemsza, Pilica, Dłubnia, Szreniawa, Prądnik, Wiercica . Jurassic rivers have something in common. In their upper part, they are mostly small streams, 3-15 m in width. Bottom is sandy with patches of gravel. Access to the water is challenging for fly fisherman. Banks are covered by dense bushes, or forest, and there's a lot of logjams in the stream flow. Warta is one of the longest Polish rivers. It's length is 808 km. But in the upper part it is a typical small trout stream. Before this trip, I investigated access points to the Warta in Google maps. It is not easy task. River is surrounded by dense bushes , and there's a lot of private property around, and no paved roads going to the river, wit...