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About Tolmin Fishing Club
Purpose of the club
The Tolmin Fishing Club (RDT) is an association established for the purpose of protecting and breeding native and other fish species, managing sport fishing, and safeguarding waters as well as aquatic and riparian ecosystems that are part of the human environment and recreational activities. The Tolmin Fishing Club is one of the largest clubs in Slovenia, currently with around 400 permanent members and 40 junior members.
The Tolmin Fishing Club operates in five zones — Bovec, Kobarid, Tolmin, Most na Soči, and Grahovo. Anglers have access to approximately 140 kilometers of fishing waters on nine rivers. The club manages part of the Tolmin fishing district within the municipalities of Bovec, Kobarid, and Tolmin, which includes the Soča River from the bridge in Čezsoča (in Bovec) to Podsel with all its tributaries, the Nadiža River on Slovenian territory and its tributaries, as well as the Idrijca River with tributaries from Stopnik to its confluence with the Soča.
The only permitted fishing method in the Tolmin Fishing Club zones is fly fishing.
The marble trout as a specialty of the fishing district
The marble trout is a specialty of the fishing district and is the largest trout species in Europe. Due to hybridization with the non-native brown trout, the marble trout almost went extinct. RDT played a crucial role in its preservation. The largest marble trout ever caught measured 121 centimeters and weighed 25 kilograms.
For sustainable management, the Tolmin Fishing Club maintains three facilities for breeding marble trout — a hatchery in Modrej (built in 1989) and two fish farms on the Tolminka River in Tolmin (the first built in 1995, the second in 2015).
The marble trout is an indigenous and the most noble fish species of the Adriatic basin. At the beginning of the 20th century, brown trout were introduced into the Soča River basin and the Adriatic watershed. The marble trout and brown trout share a common ancestor — the sea trout — and can interbreed. As a result, the marble trout started disappearing from the main rivers, leaving only hybrids. In the 1980s, the marble trout was placed on the red list of endangered animal species.
In the 1960s, and more intensively in the 1980s, a marble trout conservation program began. It started with artificial breeding: fish were caught in the wild, their eggs were fertilized artificially, fry were raised in hatcheries, and then released back into the rivers. In the 1990s, genetics began to be used to distinguish marble trout from hybrids. Through genetic selection, RDT managed to establish broodstocks of genetically pure marble trout. The proportion of pure marble trout genes in the overall trout population has since increased, and today, the species is no longer considered endangered.
Management of the Tolmin Fishing Club
The Tolmin Fishing Club is managed by a six-member board. The president of the club is Aljoša Križnič, who also serves as the president of the board. The most important decisions are made by the general assembly of the club. For effective work, the board can appoint permanent and temporary committees. The club secretary is Anka Zuza. The head fisheries manager and head of the breeding and guard service is Erik Golob.
Compliance with fishing regulations and monitoring of activities on and along the waters are overseen by ten fisheries wardens, and violations are sanctioned by the disciplinary committee. The activities of the entire club are supervised by a five-member supervisory committee.
Download PDF: Tolmin Fishing Club catalog in English and German
