Fishing family Tolmin

Fishing family


  • NUMBER OF ALL DISTRICTS 13
ADDRESS Trg 1. maja 7, 5220 Tolmin
PHONE 00386 (0)5/38-11-710
E-MAIL info@rdtolmin.si

The Tolmin Fishing Club (RDT) is an association established with the purpose of protecting and cultivating native and other fish species, managing sport fishing, and preserving water bodies as well as aquatic and riparian ecosystems that are part of the human environment and recreational activities. The club is one of the largest fishing associations in Slovenia, with approximately 400 permanent members and 40 junior members.

Anglers have access to around 140 kilometers of fishing waters across ten rivers. The club manages a section of the Tolmin fishing district, covering the municipalities of Bovec, Kobarid, and Tolmin. This includes the Soča River from the Čezsoča bridge in the Bovec area to Podsel, along with all its tributaries, the Nadiža River within Slovenia and its tributaries, as well as the Idrijca River with its tributaries from Stopnik to its confluence with the Soča. The only permitted fishing method in the Tolmin Fishing Club's waters is fly fishing.

A distinctive feature of this fishing district is the Marble Trout (Salmo marmoratus), the largest trout species in Europe. Due to hybridization with the non-native brown trout, the marble trout was on the brink of extinction. The RDT played a crucial role in its conservation. The largest recorded marble trout ever caught measured 121 cm and weighed 25 kg.

For sustainable management, the Tolmin Fishing Club operates three fish farming facilities dedicated to breeding marble trout: the Modrej hatchery, built in 1989, and two fish farms on the Tolminka River in Tolmin, constructed in 1995 and 2015, respectively.

Bača BA

The river Bača

(from the outflow of the creek Mačji potok to the dam Kusterlov jez)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Bela BL

The river Bela

(from the bridge in Breginje to the outflow)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Idrijca D

The river Idrijca

(from the bridge in Stopnik to the outflow of the Bača)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, italian barbel, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout, tench
  • Type of fishing bottom fishing, float fishing, fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly, bread, cheese, fruit
  • Type of water running water
Kneža KN

The river Kneža

(from the spring to the outflow)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Koritnica KO

The Koritnica

(from the confluence of the Žventarska and Huda grapa to the outflow)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Nadiža N

The river Nadiža

(within Slovenia)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, italian barbel, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Soča A

The river Soča

(from the bridge in Čezsoča to the outflow of the Tolminka)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, italian barbel, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout, tench
  • Type of fishing bottom fishing, float fishing, fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly, bread, cheese, fruit
  • Type of water running water
Soča J

The river Soča

(from the outflows of the Tolminka and the Bača to the dam in Podselo)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, italian barbel, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout, tench
  • Type of fishing bottom fishing, float fishing, fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly, bread, cheese, fruit
  • Type of water running water
Soča PJ

The river Soča

(from the dam in Podsel to the tributary Vogršček)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, italian barbel, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout, tench
  • Type of fishing bottom fishing, float fishing, fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly, bread, cheese, fruit
  • Type of water running water
Tolminka TO

The river Tolminka

(from the spring to the outflow)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Trebuščica TR

The creek Trebuščica

(from the bridge in Gorenja Trebuša to the outflow)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, Italian Chub, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water
Učja U

The river Učja

(from the state border with Italy to the outflow into the Soča)

Fishing family Tolmin


  • Fishing options grayling, hybrids, marble trout, rainbow trout
  • Type of fishing fly fishing
  • Allowed baits artificial fly
  • Type of water running water