Estfly - Vahur Mae

Estonia is a dreamland for nature lovers - our nature is unspoiled and diverse – deserted beaches, deep forests, picturesque lakes and rivers, mysterious swamps, and rich flora and fauna are just some of our treasures.

Estonia is covered with beautiful, clean, undisturbed rivers with wild brown trout and grayling. It takes an hour drive from the centre of the capital, Tallinn, to fishing waters where you will find wild brown trout, bear trails, and rarely see any other fishermen. You can find brown trout in more than one hundred rivers, and in most of them, the trout are wild.

Our trout is very healthy and fat with a beautiful pattern and colour. They are strong fighters and selective. The average size of a brown trout is 35-40 cm. A good-size trout in Estonia is around 50 cm. Although View more... catching this size of fish is challenging, it is rather common. A trophy-size brown trout in Estonia is 55–65 cm. Another fly fisher favourite target species is the grayling, which live in many trout rivers. The grayling population in Estonia is healthy, and the average grayling size in some rivers is even bigger than that average brown trout.