Four rivers meet around Foca in eastern Bosnia. Cold, clear mountain water, almost no fishing pressure, and a guide who has fished it since childhood. Two or three rods a day, never more.
Foca sits at the confluence of the Cehotina and the Drina, in the far east of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Tara comes down from Montenegro to join them; the Sutjeska drops out of the national park to the south. Four rivers, all within half an hour of town, all cold and clear enough to see the bottom in most places.
What this water does not have is pressure. On a normal day you will see nobody else fishing. There are no beats to book, no rotation, no queue for the good runs — we simply drive to whichever river is fishing best that morning and start.
Two or three rods a day, never more. That is not a marketing line, it is what the water can hold without everyone standing on top of each other. If you are a group of four or more, we can still work it out, but we will spread you over two guides or two days.
Catch and release is standard practice. You go home with photographs.
Which one we fish depends on the day — water level, clarity, time of year and what you want to catch. That call gets made the morning of, not weeks in advance.
Wild, river-born fish — nothing here is stocked. Most run 25 to 40 cm, with better fish holding in the deeper runs and under the banks. They sit tight against structure and they spook easily in low water, which is exactly what makes them worth the day.
The reason a lot of people come. Strong populations on the Tara and the Drina, and they rise freely when there is anything hatching. Dry fly and light nymph work best. Autumn is the season most anglers ask about.
Danube salmon — Hucho hucho. The Drina holds them and they get large, but they are strictly protected and heavily regulated. Do not come expecting one. If we target huchen at all, it is under whatever rules apply that season, and we will tell you honestly what is and is not allowed.
Pick a trip, check the calendar for a free date and send an inquiry. Rates can shift with group size and season — ask if you need something built around your dates. Nothing is charged up front.
Yes. Sport fishing in Bosnia and Herzegovina requires a valid permit issued by the local angling association. We arrange it for you before the trip — nobody goes on the water without one. Tell us your dates when you get in touch and we will confirm the current cost and what we need from you.
Broadly spring through autumn, but it varies by species and by river, and some stretches have their own closed periods and protected zones. Huchen in particular is tightly regulated. We check the rules for your specific dates rather than quoting something general that may have changed.
Please do. A 4 or 5 weight covers most of the trout and grayling water; bring a 6 if you want to fish the bigger Drina runs. For spin, light lures and a medium rod. If you would rather travel with hand luggage only, say so and we will sort out rods, waders and flies.
No. Catch and release is how we fish, unless something has been agreed otherwise in advance. Bring a camera.
Sarajevo is the nearest airport, roughly 70 km and an hour and a half by road. Podgorica in Montenegro is about 150 km, Belgrade around 300 km. There is a bus from Sarajevo, but a car or a transfer is far easier — tell us how you are arriving and we will help work it out.
Guesthouses in town, camps along the rivers, and a few places further up the valley. We are not a hotel and we take no commission, but we know what is decent — give us your budget and group size and we will point you somewhere sensible.
Written English is straightforward — write to us and you will get a clear answer. Spoken English is good rather than fluent: enough to run a day on the river, explain water and tactics, and hold a conversation, with a translator app for anything technical. No guest has struggled with it yet.
It works, and plenty of people do exactly that on the way between Sarajevo and Montenegro. But two or three days lets us move between rivers and fish whichever is best on the morning, which is where the real difference shows.
Choose an open date in the calendar, fill in the form and you will get a reply with confirmation. Nothing is charged up front and no card details are taken — the date is only held once we have both confirmed it.
Nothing is charged now. The date is confirmed by reply, usually within a day.
You will hear back shortly. See you on the water.
Most people who come for the rivers end up rafting the Tara canyon or walking up to Trnovacko Lake as well. If you have more than a day, say so and we will build the rest around the fishing.