Fish and seasons
The fish I guide for, the waters they live in, and when I fish each water.
When is the best time to fly fish in Montenegro?
- For grayling and brown trout
- June to October
These are the best months on the rivers I guide: the Tara, the Lim, the Ljuča and the Ćehotina. In the fly fishing zones you can fish all year, when the water level allows. Catch and release only, with barbless hooks and a landing net. The Tara and the Lim run highest in April and May, with snowmelt and spring rain, and lowest in August and September (World Bank, 2016).
The best time to come, in detail
When I fish each water
| Water | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers | ||||||||||||
| Tara | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | best months | best months | best months | best months | best months | fished | fished |
| Lim | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | best months | best months | best months | best months | best months | fished | fished |
| Ljuča | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | best months | best months | best months | best months | best months | fished | fished |
| Ćehotina | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | best months | best months | best months | best months | best months | fished | fished |
| Lakes | ||||||||||||
| Plav Lake | not fished | not fished | not fished | not fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | not fished | not fished | not fished |
| Biogradsko Lake | not fished | not fished | not fished | not fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | not fished | not fished | not fished |
| Black Lake | not fished | not fished | not fished | not fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | fished | not fished | not fished | not fished |
- Tara
- All year in the fly fishing zones, when the water level allows. Best months: June to October.
- Lim
- All year in the fly fishing zones, when the water level allows. Best months: June to October.
- Ljuča
- All year in the fly fishing zones, when the water level allows. Best months: June to October.
- Ćehotina
- All year in the fly fishing zones, when the water level allows. Best months: June to October.
- Plav Lake
- 1 May to 1 October, every day
- Biogradsko Lake
- 1 May to 1 October, every day, 8:00 to 17:00
- Black Lake
- 1 May to 1 October
fished best months
- Rivers: in the fly fishing zones, when the water level allows. The marked months are the best ones for grayling and brown trout.
- Biogradsko Lake: 1 May to 1 October, every day, 8:00 to 17:00, from the bank.
- Plav Lake: 1 May to 1 October, every day, from a boat.
- Black Lake: 1 May to 1 October, from the bank.
- No lake is fished after 1 October.
Which fish live where
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Water | Grayling | Brown trout | Huchen | Blatnjača | Lake char |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers | |||||
| Tara | Mostly | Yes | Yes | not on my list | not on my list |
| Lim | Mainly | Yes | Yes | not on my list | not on my list |
| Ljuča | The biggest | Yes | not on my list | not on my list | not on my list |
| Ćehotina | Mainly | Yes | not on my list | not on my list | not on my list |
| Lakes | |||||
| Plav Lake | not on my list | Yes | Yes | Yes | not on my list |
| Biogradsko Lake | not on my list | Yes | not on my list | not on my list | Yes |
| Black Lake | not on my list | Yes | not on my list | not on my list | Yes |
- Grayling
- Mostly
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Huchen
- Yes
- Grayling
- Mainly
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Huchen
- Yes
- Grayling
- The biggest
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Grayling
- Mainly
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Huchen
- Yes
- Blatnjača
- Yes
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Lake char
- Yes
- Brown trout
- Yes
- Lake char
- Yes
A dash means the fish is not on my list for that water.
- Also lives in the Ljuča
- Huchen (rare and hard to catch)
- Also lives in the lake at Plav
- Pike
The fish I guide for
Brown trout
On the rivers brown trout come second to grayling. They live in all the lakes too.
Huchen
Huchen live in the Tara and the Lim, and in Plav Lake. You can fish for them with me, catch and release. In the Ljuča they are rare and hard to catch.
Blatnjača
Blatnjača is the local name for the trout of Plav Lake, and the lake is the only water where it is on my list. You tell it from a brown trout by its black spots and no red dots.
Lake char
Lake char, also called Arctic char, live in the two national park lakes: Biogradsko Lake and Black Lake. No river I guide has char.
Request a day
Tell me which fish you want and when you can come. I reply myself, within one day. I arrange all permits, the national park permits too.
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