RIVER GACKA

1st of March to 31st of October

Gacka is extremely slow and quiet chalk stream with a unique flow of water, one of the best known salmonid rivers in Croatia. Apart form the uniform abundance of its source, Gacka is known for its stability and small temperature differences. The average annual water temperature is 9.4°C (7.9°C in winter, 10.8°C in summer), which is particularly suitable to the fish of the salmonid family. From the fish species, Gacka is renowned for its brown trout (Salmo trutta). Because of the abundance of food, Gacka brown trout grows 5-7 times faster than in any other trout water in the world. Capital specimens of the Gacka's trout have been known to grow up to 8 kg.