Sector 1 · Vltava 29 P · upper part · Devil’s Stones · river

Sector 2 · Vltava 29 P · lower part · Devil’s Stones · river

A beautiful piece of water between Lipno reservoir and the equalizing reservoir of Lipno 2. The flow is regulated all year-round and very stable, offering fishing for abundant native brown trout in a deep wooded valley, full of big boulders. Flyfishing here is very exacting, although the boulders are not slippery, it is necessary to ponder every step you take. The river width varies between 5–10 m, depth ranges between 0.50–1.5 m, but they are also pools with depths of 2 m. In the lower part of the river stretch, there is also occasionally dace, grayling, brook trout and rainbow trout, but fish stock is dominated by native brown trout. We recommend to fish with a team of nymphs and carefully search every piece of water as in every pocket could be a trout. Dry fly is also important method. True competitors must show great fitness here, but even less physically fit competitors will find more accessible places to catch fish as individual pegs will be 200 m long.

Sector 3 · Vltava 28 P · upper part · Vyšší Brod · river

Sector 4 · Vltava 28 P · lower part · Vyšší Brod · river

Vltava 28 is one of the best trout waters in the Czech Republic. Strict fishing rules (fly-fishing only, barbless hooks only, minimum size limit 45cm for brown trout) helps to protect the native population of brown trout which in addition is still regularly supported by stocking. The fishery is also stocked with rainbow trout (30-60cm). In slowly flowing parts and pools you can catch also coarse fish like dace, chub, roach, perch and barbell, all fish species are countable.

The stable water flow of 8 m3/s will be maintained during the competition. The river flows through a mainly forested valley, it varies with a mixtures of runs and deeper pools, the river bed also varies between sandy gravel to stony reaches, often covered by water macrophytes. The width of the river varies between 20 – 30 m, depth between 0.5 – 1.5 m; banks are covered with tree vegetation.

Fish occurrence: brown trout (15 – 50 cm), rainbow trout (30 – 60 cm), dace, chub, roach, perch and barbell, sometimes grayling and brook trout. Sector 3 will be not stocked with rainbow trout before the competition. We recommend all fly-fishing methods to cover all the water and all fish species.

The river is very popular with canoeists, we asked the main companies that operate canoeing to make their clients considerate of the competitors.

Sector 5 · Vltava 27 P · river

The river is a little slower under Rožmberk nad Vltavou, and occurrence of coarse fish like dace, roach and chub is higher. This sector will be stocked with rainbow trout (30-60cm) before the championship, fish will be stocked from a raft and every beat will be stocked with the same number of fish. We recommend all fly-fishing methods to cover the water and all fish species.

The river is very popular with canoeists, we asked the main companies that operate canoeing to make their clients considerate of the competitors.