Small streams of Roztocze, part 1
Roztocze is hilly area in eastern part of Poland, near the border with Ukraine. It characterised by many small streams and rivers. Main rivers are Wieprz, Por, Tanew, Szum. I dreamed to visit this area quite ago. But it is quite far from Kraków, about 280 km or 3 hours to drive. At this time I was in the city Rzeszów, which is in 130-140 km from Roztocze area. So I decided to give it a try. First river I visited was Wieprz. It is typical lowland headwater stream, originating in the forests and hills of Roztocze. Water was very low at this time. Level 47 cm at Michałów, and flow 2,3 m3/s. First I came to one of the bridges, to check how the water looks like. Water was so clear and shallow. Mostly between ankle-deep and knee-deep. When I walked over the bridge, I've seen many fish running away upstream. Ooops, that's a big challenge! If fish is so spooky, it will be very hard to catch them in the river like this. The bottom is mostly sandy, with patches of grave...