The most BEAUTIFUL trout river in the WORLD
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Part 1/2 of Catherine and I's trip to Slovenia fly fishing for Marble Trout. We fished the Lapena and Soca rivers and were completely blown away by the pristine beauty that we found. We will definitely be back.
Watch day 2 Here: • Fly Fishing Slovenia |...
"And He said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23
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Ja sam iz CRNE GORE zivim u Sidney a Sloveniju volim kao zuvot svoj ..najljepse planine i rijeke i sve ostalo ..ljudi kultura a za fishing lipljen i partrmka vrh ja sam ribolovac poz i sve naj iz Austrslije
It looks like the perfect day fishing! Incredible scenery! Thank you for sharing your adventure in Slovenia!
Glad you enjoyed it
Slovenia looks like a beautiful country. Awesome river/stream!
You should definitely go if you get the chance! It was one of the best vacations/fishing trips I have ever taken.
Slovenia is gorgeous.
holy frig'n wow batman, what an amazing looking river, I'm drooling.
haha thanks
What a stunning place and lovely fish. Nice video!
Thank you very much!
My grandfather grew up there and he was the one that taught me to fish. Such a beautiful country with lovely people. Great video guys 🎣👍🏻
That is awesome! Slovenia was hands down our favorite trip we have ever done. Thanks for the kind words
I have feeling the Jensen's will be there soon. Absolutely stunning water to fish.
I don't know! They seem pretty partial to New Zealand haha
Wow. I am from New Zealand, so I am spoilt.....I was not expecting this gorgeous place
Are you from the north or south island? Consider me jealous that you are from NZ!
Wow, what a beautiful places, what a views 😲 !
Well done, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Emerald water 💎what a beauty 😍
Very nice to see europe wonderful place! Absolutely gorgeous there!
It really is!
Someone think that here in Europe nothing to see, but look at Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Kavkaz, Georgia...I even not say about Turkey, Spain and Italy
Nice scenic spot, interesting trout, looks like an offshoot of a brown trout, those marbles…
The soca si the River that in Italy is konwn as isonzo river it flows from the western part of Slovenia ti the north oriental part of italy a paradise for fly Fishing and canoing in the past a theater of the first world war between italian army and Austro-hungarian army a Very hard battile .. just ti give some historical infos..😊 wonderful video
Beautiful beautiful place. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! we loved it, definitely one of our favorite trips we have done!
Wow so many marble trouts ! well done. And This river is so beautiful ! great video
Thanks!
It's a great river!
I would love to go there and fish, even if only in my dreams in my sleep!
It's breathtaking. Thank you.
Glad you like it!
What an amazing looking place. And the fish! Wow! Lovely video too :)
Glad you enjoyed it! what is your favorite place you have fished?
@@isaacness I only started fly fishing earlier this year. I live in Spain currently and so far mainly fished some rivers in Spanish Pyrenees (Ara, Cinca, Segre). They are beautiful (I have some videos from them on my channel), but the places I fished aren't as spectacular as what we saw in your videos from Slovenia :)
My wife and I have talked about doing a trip to the Spanish Pyrenees! It looks like an incredible place to fish.
@@isaacness It's amazing for trout fishing, but best to do it with a good guide who can take you to places with big fish :) Rivers in Catalonia or Huesca region of Aragon can offer a good sport! We fish for fun and usually go to places that we like and enjoy, not necessarily with the biggest fish :) And you could tick off another species - Mediterranean zebra trout!
I live by the river Idrjica and i wouldn't want to live anywhere else, just love that emerald green river. 💚
Absolutely beautiful river!! Thanks for sharing an amazing experience.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brings back great memories, thanks for sharing your adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video-pretty country-good sportsmanship-fun to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Marbles resemble a tiger Trout. Tightlines!
Yes they do! They are very similar fish
Man I have to say, that water was amazing. Looked like tropical water and you would think the water temps would be in the 80's.
That's what we kept saying as well! It does look like it would be in the Caribbean... minus the giant mountains!
Looks like a wonderful trip!
Thanks Matt! If you ever get a chance to go I would highly encourage you to do it!
Beautiful river indeed
Thanks! What is your favorite river?
@@isaacness still searching but one in Kalimantan Borneo recently took my breath away
Wow, I would love to fish some of the waters in Southeast Asia. What fish are you targeting there? Mahseer?
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Livin the dream you guys . God bless 🙏🎣
Thanks!
Awesome video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Great Fishing!
Thanks!
Amazing
Slovenia is awesome!
Have you been there?
@@isaacness yes! We were there last month (October 2022). Toured Ljubljana, Postojna caves (incredible), Predjama castle, Lake Bled, and Vintgar gorge. Headed down to Croatia after that. Wish we had more time in the mountains of Slovenia. I was amazed how clean the country was.
That's awesome! We visited all of those except Postojna caves and Predjama castle. We thought the same thing about how clean it was, even in Ljubljana!
@@isaacness the caves were the most incredible I have seen in the world. Worthy of a return trip.
@@isaacness ua-cam.com/video/CW6XmnLG3_0/v-deo.html
Bravoooo!!! Isaac nice video!!!
Thanks!!
Beautiful water and the mountains look breathtaking. Thanks for sharing, guys.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful trip, good fishing
Thanks 👍
Well done on the editing/ music selections. Looked like a blast of a trip!
Thanks so much! I'm still trying to figure out video editing so that means a lot.
I'm a big LA Kings hockey fan, and Kings forward Anze Kopitar is from Jesenice, Slovenia. Always wanted to ask him if he ever went fishing for the Marble Trout. I know I want to. Great video, thanks for posting!
I don't know how anyone could be from Slovenia and not fish, its just so incredible there! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations for you video saludos de California
Thank you!
The stuff of dreams. Until you mentioned that a big rainbow swam 15’ for the caddis, i thought the fishing was very technical. I especially liked the shot of the first fish sipping dries under the bank. Great filming all the way through.
Thanks! There were certainly times where it was technical but overall I would say presentation seemed to be more important than fly pattern in the rivers I fished.
This place is on my bucket list. Amazing video and thanks for sharing! Single barbless flies should be the only way to go, especially given the decline in fisheries along with the fishing pressure. Just my opinion. Enjoyed the video. Cheers..
Glad you enjoyed it Joe! you should go if you get the chance. Well worth the time and money
amazing
Biutiful Slovenia fiscing
Great video. Good content and flow. Amazing fish too. I'm going to have to convince my wife to take our next trip there. I'll just show her this video and I'm sure she'd be happy to spend time in one of the most beautiful places in all God's creation.
Thanks! Slovenia is a great spot of couples. Lots of good food, beautiful scenery, and it is very clean and safe. Let me know if you guys end up going!
What a great video! Thank you, btw, those are called Tiger trout here in the Rockies. 🎣
Thanks for the kind words! They do look a lot like tiger trout but these are actually their own species entirely (Salmo marmoratus) whereas tiger trout are a cross between a brown trout and a brook trout (Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis)
That looks like a dream trip. So cool dude!!! Awesome footage and awesome fish man
Thanks man! It was one of the best trips we have been on. If you ever get a chance you need to check it out!
Glad you enjoyed the trip. Best regards from Slovenia. :)
Thanks! 😃
Watch day 2 here!! ua-cam.com/video/qRwPQ0WE3Jc/v-deo.html
The guide service we went with was "Fishing Guides Slovenia" and our guide was Žiga. Here's the link to their site fishing-guides-slovenia.com/
Hi Isaac. Ever fish in Ireland?
@@cuansmusic No I haven't! I would love to though
Check my buddy's channel "Where to fish in ireland" his name is Dietrich and you'll see our wee adventures there. There's a lot of fishing, mostly free!
@@cuansmusic Will do!
stunning!!!
Žiga! Thanks for a great trip! you're the man!
@@isaacness tnx ;)
Çok güzel olmuş eline sağlık
bravissimi , complimenti , Fabio 🇨🇭
Thanks!
Wow! Amazing video. This really speaks about timing for me. I was there in late July/ August of 2022 and fished a few rivers, including the Soća. Caught a few fish but man there were way to many people on and off the river. Local guides get pretty pissed when you don’t buy there “guide services” an only rent there gear.
Regulations were a bit difficult to get a hold of and understand as an American.
(Everything around hunting/fishing in Europe is difficult if you’re used to the American system)
Overall this is a great video, it really shows the best of what Slovenia has to offer. Just don’t let a nice video like this trick you into thinking this is an “easy” thing to accomplish. 🤙
Very true! We definitely lucked out on our timing for this trip. I would love to go back at a different time of year to see how it varies.
Use guide Uros Kristian Urko fishing adventures issacs guide knows his business too just watch and see how he interacts
Un río plagado de presas y lleno de peces de cisterna...precioso.
FELICITACIONES HERMOSO LUGAR SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA🙌🙌🙌
gracias daniel! tal vez visitemos Argentina pronto. sobre todo si podemos pescar peces como el de tu foto
Какая красота
Thanks for clarifying, Are they good fighters?
Yes they are good fighters! I would say its most similar to fighting a brown trout. They can get big too, some can grow up to 30"
I should book a trip. My family is from the area, though they were ethnically German. There was a large German presence in the area prior to wwi. My grandma was Slovenian.
you should definitely go. it was one of the best trips we have ever taken.
Gorgeous terrain
Yes it was!
Slovenia the hidden trout gem
For now at least!
Great video Isaac. Wondering what equipment you recommend bringing for May-June (eg. line weights, rod length). Also, was your guide primarily recommending euro-nymphing, or swithcing between nymphs, dries and streamers? Planning a trip this spring.
Hey Joe, Thanks for the kind words! I would recommend bringing standard 9' 5 weights to fish here unless you are more experienced at Euro nymphing and have special Euro rods in which case I would bring those. Almost everyone over there euro nymphs because of the regulations on flies/tackle. Most fisheries in Slovenia only allow you to use a single barbless fly with no suspension indicators or split shot which means if you want to nymph you basically have to euro nymph. Having said that, there is definitely still plenty of opportunity to fish dries and streamers which were both effective strategies for us.
Very helpful info. Thanks Isaac
The Adriatic countries are just something else when it comes to nature’s beauty. Might book a trip to Slovenia-Croatia tour for next summer for fishing, hiking, diving and touring historical places. The only bad thing is that half of EU is there for the same things.
You should do it! we didn't see all that many tourists compared to many other places you can visit.
Time it well. Most tourists go to the Balkans from end of June...
Go before that...
Beautiful video, thanks for sharing! Seems you had an awesome time. ..what rod weights were you using for the French leader and for the dry fly rod? Were you using an indicator?
Hey there! I brought a 590-4 sage response and a 790-4 sage pulse. Our guide also let us use one of his sage ESN rods for a lot of the french nymphing. I think that rod was a 3 weight. The rivers there have some strict regulations on the use of indicators, multiple flies, split shot, and barbed hooks so you need to look them up for each stream you fish and even which fishing club you are fishing in. If I were to go back I would probably plan on bringing a euro nymphing rod and a 9 foot 5 weight.
@@isaacness Thanks, those were nice fish you were hooking into !
What a wonderful river!!! 🤩 thank you guys. Do I need a sort of fishing license from Slovenia or local authorities?
Yes! there are actually different licenses for different sections of the rivers depending on which club manages it. I would recommend talking to a guide or local fly shop!
super
Thank you
Great video, next time think about visiting Ribnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and river "Sana" you won't be disappointed trust me. :)
Thanks for the tips! We will keep that in mind for the next time we travel that way!
I saw videos of similar beautiful rivers in north america as well...
Wow just stumbled upon this , now I’m thinking of taking my daughter next summer since we will be close , what size rods did u pack? 5wt’s or? Thanks love the films!
I would definitely recommend it! we still say this was probably our favorite trip we have taken. 5wt's would be perfect for this water. Thanks for the support!
Absolutely LOVE the video!!! Would love to chat about your trip and some info. My wife and are are looking at going in 26 for our 10yr anniversary. Ever in Tx or Ok hit me up and lets fish. I guide in Broken Bow.
Thanks Jeff! Feel free to send me an email if you want some more info ness.isaac@gmail.com If Im ever near Broken Bow Ill let you know! Ive heard theres some huge largemouth down your way
What color tone is this?
JAPAN、iwate!NYSE！
Marbles look alot like the hybrid tiger trout we have in Utah.
Beautiful rivers and fish! Which trout shop/guide service did you use?
Thanks! The guide service is tagged in my first pinned comment on the video, let me know if you have trouble finding it and I'll make sure you get their info.
Man Slovenia is in the Bucket list!
What month is this? Looks amazing…
This was in May!
Wow, so beautiful!
Really mind blowing!
Could you maybe explain more about the trip. What the fishing costs are there? How to contact the fishing guide?
BR from Germany 🇩🇪
Glad you liked it! the info for the guide service is in my first pinned comment on the video, they'll be able to tell you all the current prices. If you are having trouble finding their info please let me know and Ill try to help further!
@@isaacness Hi Isacc! Somehow its not showing me any pinned comment on this video. Or is it on another video? Also one question: Is only flyfishing allowed there? Or are there parts where you can fish with a spinning reel/rod?
The guide service we went with was "Fishing Guides Slovenia" and our guide was Žiga. Here's the link to their site fishing-guides-slovenia.com/
I am honestly not sure about the regulations for fishing with spinning rods. I imagine you should be able to use them on certain stretches of rivers at the least!
Good fishes. 👍When next part?
Thanks! I just published it now, check it out!
Hi Isaac, geat video
I would relly like to go on a trip to Slovenia next year, how much does a permit cost, is there a permit for like a week or a month or just a normal all year pass? And how much does it cost?
Thankss
Hey! Our permits I believe were 75 euros each for our first day and 100 euros each for the second day. I am not sure how long they were each good for as we only fished the one day. I would recommend reaching our to Fishing Guides Slovenia (Their info is at the end of the video) for more up to date info!
Have you got Contact details for Ziga ?… I’m planning a trip to Lapena and Tolmin 🙏 great video
We booked Žiga through "Fishing Guides Slovenia". Here's the link to their site fishing-guides-slovenia.com/
Wow! What guide service did you use?
The guide service we went with was "Fishing Guides Slovenia" and our guide was Žiga. Here's the link to their site fishing-guides-slovenia.com/
💯 I would also swim that
We would have if it wasn't 40 degrees!
I do ❄️, Slovenija have wonderful rivers and creeks
Hugs from Friuli Italy
Hello. Great movie. Iwonder where to sleep there to get fast enough to this two rivers. Second I got one question how does it cost to get fishing pass with a guide. I am from Poland and I love firshing with my son that is 16 yrs old now.
We stayed in a town called Kobarid that was about 30 minutes from each fishing spot. I cant remember exactly how much the guide was, sorry! their info is in my first pinned comment if you want to reach out to them. They helped me find a place to stay in Kobarid as well.
@@isaacness thanks a lot
When did you go in the spring? May? Im trying to plan a trip to Soca, and i dont really know when i should go.
We were here in mid may!
@@isaacness cool, thanks;)
Wow....looks amazing, what month was that ?
Thanks! we were there in mid May but everyone told us it was unseasonably warm. Maybe more typical of weather you would see in June
super nice, in which area did you fish?
We fished the Soča and the Idrijca rivers!
super nice, a wonderful area👍👍
Did you go for Huchen at all, or just marble trout?
Just marble trout on this trip! this was May so Huchen weren't around. I would love to go back to target them though! Have you done some Huchen fishing?
@@isaacness no unfortunately even though I lived in the Balkans for many years when I was young.
I fished the Mongolian hucho, the taimen, in far East Russia. The European cousin of his is so much closer but still, timing has not matched up to organize the trip.
Taimen look like and incredible species to target also! How was your experience targeting them?
@@isaacness the whole Amur-basin experience was something out of this world. I went for the river, not the taimen. So, there were multiple goals, gained step by step for a month. First goal was the Amur pike, done that, moved to their various catfish species, then mongolian redfin, mongolian asp, skygazer etc. etc. 24 species including local Amur trout and grayling species, and only then, 5 last days, taimen.
I thought it would be difficult, mainly because of the way various travellers to Mongolia have portrait it, but it's not. It's not that rare in Russia. They have much healthier populations.
I had my first 10pounder in the first hour. 5 days later I already had something like 15 on that range, one above 20 pounds. I had only one take from a really big one, one take and I lost it, so, next time my guide tells me I need bigger hooks, I'll trust him.
One guy in our group, he had Huchen experience, so he had specific Slovakian and Serbian handmade lures for huchen, and he smashed the taimen on those, had 5 fish above 40 pounds each. So, yeah, when you get to Slovakia again, get those big jointed Slovakian-made lures for Huchen.
When it comes to fly fishing, well, I have to be honest, my equipment wasn't strong enough for the task. I fly fished for grayling. Literally hundreds of them EVERYWHERE in the streams feeding Amur, but a lot smaller than European grayling, and also lenok trout. Lot's of lenok, you'll love them if you ever get there.
I trouts fish in the Rocky Mountains
Colorado
huge monster 20inch plus trout’s
There's big fish in the Rockies for sure!
nice and everything just tell us how much is the fishing licence for these rivers
If I remember correctly it was about 75 euros per person for the first day and around 110 euros for the second day.
Un paisaje y ríos increíbles. Me podrías decir que línea usas en el minuto 6 del video? Wf, DT? Saludos desde España.
¡muchas gracias! Esa línea es la Rio Gold de 5 wt, que es una línea wf
@@isaacness ok many thanks Isaac. Good luck with fishing expeditions. Regards from Spain.
In what dates have you been?
this was in May
There are very few places in Europe with such pristine rivers! The best trout river in Europe is Ribnik in Republika Srpska, it's not as pristine, but the fishing is better.
Interesting! I'll have to check it out! Thanks for letting me know
Is this a brook / brown hybrid?
nope! that would be a tiger trout. They look pretty similar but they are completely separate species.
@@isaacness I came back to watch it again 😂
whats this river name?
Thanks for asking, I think I put it in the video somewhere!
Hey, lovely vid and great fishing guys. Can I get some contact details for the guide please?
We went with "Fishing Guides Slovenia" and our guide was Žiga. Here's the link to their site fishing-guides-slovenia.com/
@@isaacness cheers
Min 15:06 I too had parked the car where they parked it. I caused an accident with a truck that went into the oncoming lane and collided with a car. I could only receive a parking fine but I was still morally guilty.
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! I wonder if it definitely was the same spot because where we parked there was a fairly large pull off. Large enough to ensure that we were safely parked out of the way. I hope that you had a good trip besides that incident.
@@isaacness I live in Italy. I know the area well. It seems to me that that bridge is in the upper part of the Idrica. There were no problems with the trip but the fishing was not special. Those places were wonderful in the days of communist Yugoslavia. There was always the Police watching. Asphyxiating but it was enough to respect the rules to have fun. There were giant trout to fly in the evening in the summer.
No doubt It is a beauty... But there are mamy rivers in the world...
good point, which is your favorite?
muharjenje z indikatorjem je kot rikolov s plovcem. float fishing is amerikan way,far from fly fishing
Only nymph fishing, not my think.
To each their own! There was some good streamer and dry fly fishing opportunities on this trip. Check out the brown trout/marble hybrid I catch at the end of day two on a tiny #18 dry fly
I wonder if fish die from stress? I honestly fish and eat. I find It disrespectful most fishermen play with fish and won’t even eat them at all
😂
That is a great question! Some really good studies have been done on this proving that catch and release is very safe for fish and usually results in a very low mortality rate. I can say that from my personal experience guiding in Colorado, because we fished the same waters all year, there were many fish with unique patterns or coloration that we would actually name and have clients catch several times a year and even in different years.
I'm not against catch and keep fishing by any means either. I have often kept fish to eat and think its a great part of the sport.
If you are so good fly fisherman and even are writing a book abou it, why you hire guide? Does he really worth that big money? Do you really need him?
Great questions! Let my try my best to answer. First, I think I’m decent at fly fishing, I would never claim to be the best fisherman out there so I’m always happy to have help. Second, hiring a guide saves me a ton of time trying to figure out which sections of river are available to anglers, what the regulations are on those waters, and what exactly the fish are doing/eating once I get there. Without a guide it may take me 2-3 days of fishing on my trip just to learn those things before I can really be productive catching. Fishing with a guide gives me the best possible chance at catching lots of fish and big fish in the limited time I am out. Third, usually when I hire a guide I am fishing with my wife who is pretty good at fishing but benefits greatly from one on one instruction. Hiring a guide means I don’t have to be the one giving that one on one instructions so I can fish the entire time myself! The last thing I will mention is that. I really only hire guides when I am in a different country, need the use of a boat, or am fishing for a new species that I have never targeted before. I would not hire a guide to fish for trout in the US where I am from. Hopefully that helps! I am a former guide myself so I know exactly what Im paying for and in the right circumstances I think it makes a lot of sense to tap into the local expertise that can only come with countless hours spent on one single fishery.
Why does everyone use these old nylon nets. I mean good god a fishpond net will last a lifetime..... also they won't rip up the trouts slime coat.
Scuse me but there’s s lot of rivers better than this in Patagonia, and with no contamination in the waters or in the air and with wild wild trout. And the best of all there’s nobody in the surrounded…
Corte Caro
(Canadian Steelhead fisher, in Slovenia at the moment, I know we’ll the rivers they fished, much interested in Patagonia fishing)
(Unfamiliar with how to contact via UA-cam)
May I write you - to discuss the rivers in Patagonia, what rivers can be accessed, fished on a DIY basis?