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MM 84
Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 00:24 • #1 
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Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Finally had a chance to put my first fiberglass build to the real test. I spend a couple of days at Ribnik river.

Although the river is only 3 miles long, this beautiful and gin clear tributary of the mighty Sana river is one of Europe's finest spring creeks. People from former Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Scandinavia etc. are coming here for years now.

It's great, real international fly fishing company, friendly and positive people all over the place and hearing swearing in about ten different languages when the big fish get away is really fun too. :D

Only fly fishing is allowed, Catch and Release is mandatory. Barbless hooks and landing nets also.

The Ribnik river...






Browns caught on dry fly, spent mayfly hook size 10...






And graylings, caught on nymphs (caddis pupa and small freshwater shrimps)...





In conclusion, it's seems to me that I'm done with graphite. :) Just can't understand why I didn't give glass a chance years ago.
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motosacto
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 00:51 • #2 
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Wow! Beautiful river, big fish, and nice rod, too. Thank you so much for sharing the pictures and story!
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kimosabe131
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 04:14 • #3 
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Wow! 3 miles of pretty water with such beauties!
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cappy
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 05:54 • #4 
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Love the pics, thanks for sharing.
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Cyguy
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 07:18 • #5 
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Gorgeous … love those distinct red spots on those Brown Trout!
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Heddonist
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 08:15 • #6 
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Glad to see your pictures as they dredge up fond memories from forty years ago. Nice to know that the river is being well looked after and appreciated as there is pressure to build hydro damns all over the region.
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Driftless
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 08:36 • #7 
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Yeah, I'd say you put that rod to the test! Beautiful river, fish, and rod!
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cebfishingtools
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 10:23 • #8 
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Location: US-TX
Thank you again for sharing photos...your rod , the rivers and the fish are spectacular! Well done. Man those are some big fish.
Carl
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BlackHackle
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 15:05 • #9 
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Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
I'll add another WOW to the other WOWs! Great looking fish and water.
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El Duderino
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 22 May 2022, 15:30 • #10 
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Location: Georgia
Great looking scenery, fish, and rod. Thanks for sharing your local water with us. I’d like to fish there and add some swear words in American English to the chorus.
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MM 84
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 23 May 2022, 08:38 • #11 
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Joined: 04/19/22
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Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Thank you all for watching and for the comments.

These are the flies that worked for me, spent dry fly for trout, caddis pupa and small shrimps for grayling.
The shrimps were not tied by myself, a nice gift from a fellow fly fisherman from Slovenia.





I sure hope that I would manage to visit Ribnik one more time this year. Until then, I'll just keep dreaming about it and setting the hook while asleep. :)




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Odonata
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 23 May 2022, 11:44 • #12 
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Very very pretty. Now that is a destination ...
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Labrax
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 23 May 2022, 19:40 • #13 
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Wow, spectacular photos, fish and flies and that rod looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us. What a wonderful way to test out your new build.
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carlz
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 23 May 2022, 20:27 • #14 
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Can anyone say, "Road Trip"?
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Heimdallr
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 23 May 2022, 22:18 • #15 
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Holy moly talk about beautiful water and fish!
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SuburbanFly
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 24 May 2022, 07:20 • #16 
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Location: NJ
Absolutely stunning! I'm sure the pictures don't do that water justice. And those are some mighty browns!
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Upstreeam
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 24 May 2022, 10:57 • #17 
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Beautiful. Yep, expanding the list of hoped-for destinations.
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MM 84
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 25 May 2022, 02:47 • #18 
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Joined: 04/19/22
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Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Thanks guys.

The Bosnia, and particularly this part of that beautiful country, is often being called Europe's Montana.
In the area of just around 10 miles, there's some extraordinary rivers (Ribnik, Pliva, Sana, Sanica, Janj).

Since Bosnian rivers grow in popularity among fly fishermen, there's quite a few nice movies on youtube.

I really like this one, filmed at Ribnik and Pliva rivers. Short but effective, makes you wanna pack your bags instantly. :)



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doug in co
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 07 Jun 2022, 18:39 • #19 
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Location: urban Colorado
wow. That looks like very difficult fishing.. well done !
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raspberry-patch
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 08 Jun 2022, 05:34 • #20 
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Location: Almonte, ON, Canada
Very nice - location and pictures
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magicmike
Re: Ribnik river Bosnia
Post 08 Jun 2022, 07:07 • #21 
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Beautiful place to fish! Looks like a great place to not only fish, but to sit on the bank and relax.
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