I had the pleasure of fishing with Uros mid March this year. First and foremost, he was transparent with me that it was early in the season and not all options were available yet (species or rivers). His outfit caters to one specific needs / desires. He realized that I liked to fish hard and even asked me if I was willing to skip lunch, which I took him up on.
Uros picked me up at the airport, took care of the driving, permits, and made it a relaxing trip. His knowledge of the rivers, his friendliness with locals, and his laser vision are his best qualities. Uros taught me how to french nymph and we ended up alternating fishing pools traditionally vs French style nymphing. Uros' view of nature, his passion to put you on fish, and his sense of humor made it a blast. I could not have asked for a better companion, guide or friend regardless of the time of year. Slovenia is unique, beautiful place and in the end - the guy is fishy!
Ansel Orr, USA
Uros picked me up at the airport, took care of the driving, permits, and made it a relaxing trip. His knowledge of the rivers, his friendliness with locals, and his laser vision are his best qualities. Uros taught me how to french nymph and we ended up alternating fishing pools traditionally vs French style nymphing. Uros' view of nature, his passion to put you on fish, and his sense of humor made it a blast. I could not have asked for a better companion, guide or friend regardless of the time of year. Slovenia is unique, beautiful place and in the end - the guy is fishy!
Ansel Orr, USA
I was out with Uros on Tuesday at River Soca/Lepena/Koritnica. I must admit, that he is very professional. He asked me, whether he could fish himself from time to time, while he was guiding. I agreed, because my impression is, that i can learn while watching him. He caught some fish, including a rainbow of about 60 cm, with his french nymphing technique. Very convincing, indeed. I can recommemd Uros as a guide, cause he knows, when and where to go and which flies to use.
Obviously i caught my self a couple of fish.....
Michael Fottner, Germany
Obviously i caught my self a couple of fish.....
Michael Fottner, Germany
Great fishing day, last summer, together with two friends and a super guide! Thanks Uros!
I'm going to take there some other friends, next year... I'm sure their experience will be fantastic as mine was.
Alessandro Sfiligoj, Italy
I'm going to take there some other friends, next year... I'm sure their experience will be fantastic as mine was.
Alessandro Sfiligoj, Italy
I was fishing with Uros in Soca, Lepena and Savinja on two days of my holydays in Slovenia and I was very glad that I decided for him as my guide. We had one fantastic day and one good day where it was a little bit more difficult to trick the trouts. Uros is a fantastic guide, he spreads good mood and has a excellent eye for trouts. I am looking forward for the pictures he made…
Sebastian Rieth, Germany
Sebastian Rieth, Germany
I fished with Uros on river Soca two weeks ago and I'm still buzzing of excitement. The whole experience was above my expectation! Breathtaking views, crystal clear water, 8 beautiful rainbows in my net and of course Uros who made it all possible. Since the first contact with him by email I was very impressed with his professionalism and thoughtfulness. I'm still new to Fly fishing and had lots of questions and worries as a beginner. Uros was always prompt replying my numerous emails and made me trust him before going on water.
I wish I booked more days to fish with Uros and learn from him. He has an eye of an eagle while spotting the fish and when he does his instructions to get it were spot on. He gave me plenty of time to fish independently and enjoy
moments of tranquil interaction with water.
I will definitely come back to explore Slovenian waters with Uros.
Larysa Yefremova, England
I wish I booked more days to fish with Uros and learn from him. He has an eye of an eagle while spotting the fish and when he does his instructions to get it were spot on. He gave me plenty of time to fish independently and enjoy
moments of tranquil interaction with water.
I will definitely come back to explore Slovenian waters with Uros.
Larysa Yefremova, England
What an awesome and epic day that was had on the Soča. I finally got my marble trout after 12 years of dreaming. I love to learn and I've learnt a lot from Uroš in the short time I've know him. Completely professional and most importantly fun, which makes him an easy recommendation to any trout addict out there!
Happy days!!!
Simon Hunter Bunn, RSA
Happy days!!!
Simon Hunter Bunn, RSA
I was able to put a one day of fishing with Uros while on a business trip. The trip was in August and my dream trip included trying for Marble Trout. Contact with Uros via email began early on and I have to say Uros was very prompt, and informative with his information. A lot of guides will promise the world to you, but Uros explained over and over that August was not a prime time to try for a Marble. Since I was on a business trip I didn't have room for, or want to pack my fishing gear so Uros arranged waders and boots for me which was very helpful The day for the trip was about 2 days away and the weather forecast called for heavy rains. All other guides I've dealt with would have just gone ahead and kept the date....not Uros, he called me and said that he would recommend putting it off a day or 2. I could only fit in the next day so we made the change. He said since I only had 1 day to fish he wanted to give me the best possible chance....THAT is the true measure of a guide !! He was more interested in my trip than his schedule ! He picked me up at 6:00 am and off we went. He got to the river and then made a quick decision to go to headwaters since the Soca was still running "off color" (looked good to me, but he wasn't satisfied). We fished hard all day, and although the fishing was tough due to the recent rain, Uros did everything in his power to get me on fish !! We did land several very nice Rainbows, and we fished streamers, nymphs and dries....whatever it took he tried. We did see a lot of Marble Trout in the water and had a small one on for an instant, but nothing to the net. However, that day was one of the best days of guided fishing I've ever had and I've had guides in many beautiful places around the world. The final measure of a guide, in my opinion, is how fast he wants to get you off the water at the end of the day. In the case with Uros I had to tell him to quit and we got back to the hotel at 19:30 that evening. I think he would have fished all night !! While I didn't catch my Marble, Uros gave me such a great day on the water that I will return and without a doubt will be on the water with him !! Uros....thank you so much for a wonderful day on your rivers in your country. I will return soon !!
Mike Ellsworth, USA
Mike Ellsworth, USA
A fishing buddy & I had heard about Urko Fishing Adventures and its proprietor, Uros Kristan, through another fishing friend and I was immediately intrigued whether it really could be as good fishing as he suggested? So we decided to give it a try and duly booked flights to Slovenia at the start of June 2016.
We were greeted at the airport by Uros and straightaway felt at ease. After a short drive to the hotel to drop our bags off we set off for the evening rise and the magical crystal clear rivers of Slovenia. We fished hard for 3 days on 5 different rivers and had an absolute blast catching a good number of fit, healthy, hard fighting fish.
Uros' guiding skills are superb, with an unnatural skill to spot fish at a glance as well as a great knowledge of the history of Slovenia. Nothing was too much trouble whether it was rescuing a snagged fly in a bush or arranging for a restaurant to stay open in the evening so we could make the most of an explosive evening rise.
We caught mostly Grayling which we both love to catch - in fact my personal best Grayling was caught in Slovenia on the pretty little river Bistra - a good 45cm beauty, sight fished on a dry fly; the ultimate test of skills. But with skill and a bit of luck you could easily be hooked up with 30" Brown Trout, Chub or 60" Danube Salmon. We had no issue with Uros fishing along side us on occasion, and we witnessed him land a 7lb Chub from the smallest of channels using a French Leader technique. Awesome fish!
We dined well in a good mixture of local restaurants and slept happy in the lovely Bistra Guesthouse hotel - all organised perfectly by Uros.
So after all this, would I recommend it? Well, put it this way, I have just booked a 4 day return visit as soon as I got back to the UK in September this year to chase big Marble Trout on alpine rivers.
I am looking a flights for Spring 2017 too.
So, if you like to fish in crystal gin clear rivers in unspoilt countryside for healthy hard fighting fish without it costing an arm and a leg, give Uros a shout and let him make your fishy dreams come true!
Seriously, it really is THAT good!
Simon Rose, England
We were greeted at the airport by Uros and straightaway felt at ease. After a short drive to the hotel to drop our bags off we set off for the evening rise and the magical crystal clear rivers of Slovenia. We fished hard for 3 days on 5 different rivers and had an absolute blast catching a good number of fit, healthy, hard fighting fish.
Uros' guiding skills are superb, with an unnatural skill to spot fish at a glance as well as a great knowledge of the history of Slovenia. Nothing was too much trouble whether it was rescuing a snagged fly in a bush or arranging for a restaurant to stay open in the evening so we could make the most of an explosive evening rise.
We caught mostly Grayling which we both love to catch - in fact my personal best Grayling was caught in Slovenia on the pretty little river Bistra - a good 45cm beauty, sight fished on a dry fly; the ultimate test of skills. But with skill and a bit of luck you could easily be hooked up with 30" Brown Trout, Chub or 60" Danube Salmon. We had no issue with Uros fishing along side us on occasion, and we witnessed him land a 7lb Chub from the smallest of channels using a French Leader technique. Awesome fish!
We dined well in a good mixture of local restaurants and slept happy in the lovely Bistra Guesthouse hotel - all organised perfectly by Uros.
So after all this, would I recommend it? Well, put it this way, I have just booked a 4 day return visit as soon as I got back to the UK in September this year to chase big Marble Trout on alpine rivers.
I am looking a flights for Spring 2017 too.
So, if you like to fish in crystal gin clear rivers in unspoilt countryside for healthy hard fighting fish without it costing an arm and a leg, give Uros a shout and let him make your fishy dreams come true!
Seriously, it really is THAT good!
Simon Rose, England
I spent 3 days with Uros in early June. had an excellent time, and benefitted from his abundent knowledge of the rivers we fished
Am going again. flights booked :-)
James Sullivan, England
Am going again. flights booked :-)
James Sullivan, England
We fished with Uros for two days in June on river Unica and Sava Bohinka. It was a wonderful fishing weekend which I highly recommend. It was great fishing and Uros has organized everything perfectly. And most importantly, Uros is great company and we just had a wonderful time on the river with him. Two things that really stand out:
1) Uros has explained pros/cons of each of the rivers before we went fishing so that we could make a decision on where to go. And his description was spot-on. I think this is a very important quality in a good guide.
2) Uros is great company and I very much enjoyed our conversations during the weekend. He kept all members of our group busy and engaged for the whole time!
All in all a really great experience that I can highly recommend.
Karl Philip Prinzhorn, Austria
1) Uros has explained pros/cons of each of the rivers before we went fishing so that we could make a decision on where to go. And his description was spot-on. I think this is a very important quality in a good guide.
2) Uros is great company and I very much enjoyed our conversations during the weekend. He kept all members of our group busy and engaged for the whole time!
All in all a really great experience that I can highly recommend.
Karl Philip Prinzhorn, Austria
A friend my little son of 8 and me fished with Uros for two days during June.
It was an excellent experience, since Uros is a very friendly and professional person. We always felt taken care of and were shown great spots in the rivers we fished. despite many fishermen being on the river we never saw them, which I reckon to be quite an achievement.
Uros always instructed us about the options we had for fishing, what we were to expect at the rivers and if that matched our expectations and skills.
I am sure I can speak for my travel companions too, when I am saying Uros is a super guide, very enjoyable to be around and great companion on and off the river. Next year again!!!!
Nikolaus Wernicke, Austria
It was an excellent experience, since Uros is a very friendly and professional person. We always felt taken care of and were shown great spots in the rivers we fished. despite many fishermen being on the river we never saw them, which I reckon to be quite an achievement.
Uros always instructed us about the options we had for fishing, what we were to expect at the rivers and if that matched our expectations and skills.
I am sure I can speak for my travel companions too, when I am saying Uros is a super guide, very enjoyable to be around and great companion on and off the river. Next year again!!!!
Nikolaus Wernicke, Austria
On 28 May I had the luck and pleasure to go back to "my" Isonzo, right where its springs are, in Slovenia, and its local name is Soča.
The additional privilege I had was to be guided by Uroš Kristan.
He took me to discover the beauties of the Lepena and the Koritnica, two early tributaries to the Soča, which have peculiar characteristics and hide unique treasures.
I enjoyed every second of that day, from the early morning sight of stonefly hatches seducing numerous marble and rainbow trouts, to a young deer, quietly crossing the Lepena only 20m away from us, to the unique landscapes that the Slovenian nature offered us.
Uroš does have an inch-by-inch knowledge of each of these fantastic streams and it was just amazing to realise how his predictions of invisible trouts being present in certain spots were precisely correct - I did have a great surprise when a good sized marble appeared out of nowhere, right where he suggested me to cast!
The day went by so fast, and so pleasantly, that we agreed to meet again, very soon, for 2 new adventures, as soon as I am back in the area: the first one shall be Soča, the first river I fished, as a child, and the 2nd should be Unica. I can't wait for that!
I am expecting another extraordinary memory, because that is what you get with Uroš - competence, patience, love for Nature and all the presents it brings to us - all in all, fulfilling fun!
Francesco Bedina, Italy
The additional privilege I had was to be guided by Uroš Kristan.
He took me to discover the beauties of the Lepena and the Koritnica, two early tributaries to the Soča, which have peculiar characteristics and hide unique treasures.
I enjoyed every second of that day, from the early morning sight of stonefly hatches seducing numerous marble and rainbow trouts, to a young deer, quietly crossing the Lepena only 20m away from us, to the unique landscapes that the Slovenian nature offered us.
Uroš does have an inch-by-inch knowledge of each of these fantastic streams and it was just amazing to realise how his predictions of invisible trouts being present in certain spots were precisely correct - I did have a great surprise when a good sized marble appeared out of nowhere, right where he suggested me to cast!
The day went by so fast, and so pleasantly, that we agreed to meet again, very soon, for 2 new adventures, as soon as I am back in the area: the first one shall be Soča, the first river I fished, as a child, and the 2nd should be Unica. I can't wait for that!
I am expecting another extraordinary memory, because that is what you get with Uroš - competence, patience, love for Nature and all the presents it brings to us - all in all, fulfilling fun!
Francesco Bedina, Italy
Had 3 amazing days fishing with Uros and Marco. Classic nymph and dry fly fishing some of the most beautifull rivers I have ever fished for trout and grayling as well as targeting and catching some huge trout on the very efficient mudler.!! Thanks to uros for arranging everything and being such an Expert guide.
Peter Bernstorff, Denmark
Peter Bernstorff, Denmark
This was an absolute dream trip. In Slovenia's stunning landscapes we had a fantastic variety of challenges from alpine streams to dry fly. Uros and Marco were extremely enthusiastic, professional, focused on our every need and understanding when we were slow to learn new techniques. Hard to think of how to improve it so we will just have to come back.
Christian Dinesen, Denmark
Christian Dinesen, Denmark
I spent a long weekend in Slovenia in mid April 2016. I was aware it was early in the season so wasn't expecting loads of fish. True to form we had some tough days (mid May is the time apparently) but I cannot fault Uros as a guide. He is incredibly knowledgeable about fly fishing in Slovenia and the country in general. The drives to the rivers were an education in themselves!
He consistently put me in amongst fish. He was open, great company and had so many useful tips that i have taken into my fishing in general. The day i returned i went on my local river in the UK - used some of the methods Uros had showed me - and finally landed a 2lbs Grayling. I would say fishing in Slovenia is a must for anyone who loves fly fishing. And Uros is a great person to show you where and how.
Duff Buttye, England
He consistently put me in amongst fish. He was open, great company and had so many useful tips that i have taken into my fishing in general. The day i returned i went on my local river in the UK - used some of the methods Uros had showed me - and finally landed a 2lbs Grayling. I would say fishing in Slovenia is a must for anyone who loves fly fishing. And Uros is a great person to show you where and how.
Duff Buttye, England
Really great week away fishing in Slovenia. Stunning country, delicious food and lovely hospitable people. Grateful thanks to Uros our guide who did a fantastic job and is a really lovely bloke.
John Kendall, England
John Kendall, England
A friend Colin and I hired Uros as our guide on the Unica river in Slovenia. Uros is exceptionally knowledgeable, very patient and can spot a fish from a mile away! We caught large grayling, browns and rainbows from three different rivers in a single day, what more could you ask for?! His fly box was invaluable, his own tied flies are designed specifically for these areas and situations and caught most of our fish that day. Huge thanks to Uros - highly recommended!
I've fished with Uros twice now and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to anybody making the journey to Slovenia. His laid back style and intimate knowledge of a huge swathe of Slovenian rivers, fish and techniques makes spending time with Uros a real pleasure. He has never failed to put me on to fish and has taught me a number of new styles of fly angling that I hadnt encountered before in the UK. Anybody considering booking a guide in Slovenia would be well advised to spend that time fishing with Uros.
Andy Buckley, freelance fishing journalist, instructor and guide, England
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I've fished with Uros twice now and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to anybody making the journey to Slovenia. His laid back style and intimate knowledge of a huge swathe of Slovenian rivers, fish and techniques makes spending time with Uros a real pleasure. He has never failed to put me on to fish and has taught me a number of new styles of fly angling that I hadnt encountered before in the UK. Anybody considering booking a guide in Slovenia would be well advised to spend that time fishing with Uros.
Andy Buckley, freelance fishing journalist, instructor and guide, England
Read more: The Incompleat Angler Blog
I spent a week being guided by both Uros and Marko and i can honestly say it was one of the best weeks fishing i have ever had. The mix of both fantastic scenery and out of this world fishing is something i would implore any angler to try. Both Uros and Marko are the nicest guys you could wish to meet and their knowledge of the waters and fish behaviour is incredible. I can't rate Urko fishing adventures more highly. Fantastic!
Will Robins, England Junior Fishing Team Captain
Will Robins, England Junior Fishing Team Captain
When I decided for pike on fly, I already knew I have to take a guide that will know the water and pikes. I've been following UrkoFishingAdventures from start and based on the reviews and their team being true soul-fishermen and legends of Slovenian fishing, I had no doubt about who to call for pikes of Ljubljanica. Uros arranged everything and Marko was my guide on Ljubljanica, where Fishing club Vrhnika manages an incredibly rich and "jungle" like part of this river. Marko explained to me everything about the behaviours of pike and best approaches to cast to them, manoeuvre the fly etc. Before I arrived he gave me tips on the equipment and fly patterns. And he kept me posted on water conditions 3 days before, he was really pumping my motivation:) I really enjoyed Marko's company, he truly knows his "home". Highly recommended for pike fishing. And he loves fishing danube salmon even more, so he gotta be even more knowledgeable with that fish. Urko Fishing Adventures deliver what you search and want!
Miha Lenič, fishing blogger, Slovenia
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Miha Lenič, fishing blogger, Slovenia
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Fishing in Slovenia use Uros Kristan of Urkofishingadventures top guide, top man, good knowledge and English, with fantastic eyesight!!
Brian Jones, retired BBC employee, England
Brian Jones, retired BBC employee, England
It was hard to leave Slovenia behind when flying back home. Slovenia is a "must visit" place, with an unique scenario, crowded with monster fish (seeing is easy, fooling them is another thing) and pleasant people. It is really impressive the assortment of different fish and fishing you may have. Uros was able to show me all that in three days. He became "symbiotic" with the environment and has hawk eyes for spotting fish. This great companion really put me in to fish! Thanks for the great time Uros!
Victor Srougi, physician, Brazil
Victor Srougi, physician, Brazil