Waters ยท Poland
Dunajec (Upper) fishing report
Updated Monday, 17 August 2026 ยท refreshed several times daily
A mountain river with Tatra headwaters, famous for grayling and one of the few places in Europe with a real chance at huchen โ the "Danube salmon" โ in late autumn.
Today's report: poor (39/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Dunajec (Upper) today. Water temperature is around 14.7ยฐC and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Nowy Targ shows the water level rising (3 cm/24h).
Best time to fish today
- 08:00โ10:00 local time โ score 66/100
- 12:00โ14:00 local time โ score 67/100
- 16:00โ18:00 local time โ score 71/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Sunday 16 Aug | Monday 17 Aug | Tuesday 18 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 39 โ poor | 43 โ fair | 48 โ fair |
| Grayling | 39 โ poor | 52 โ fair | 71 โ good |
| Huchen | 23 โ poor | 31 โ poor | 38 โ poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model โ no black box. The strongest influences on today's Dunajec (Upper) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- river flow: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:38:03 GMT ยท data: Open-Meteo + gauge Nowy Targ ยท refreshed several times daily ยท see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- San River (San Valley) โ Podkarpacie, Poland (166 km away)
- Danube (Budapest) โ Budapest, Hungary (232 km away)
- Balaton โ Hungary (335 km away)
- Zalew Zegrzyลski โ Mazovia, Poland (338 km away)