Rába-Ikervár regional section

At Ikervár, there is another dam in the main riverbed, and at the end of the artificial canal, the first power plant in Hungary (1896) is where the water mass of the river diverted here flows, so that the branch, supplemented by the Csörnöc-Herpenyő stream, returns to the original riverbed, which has been winding shallowly since the dam's underwater basin.

The Ikervár artificial canal is the same age as the Ikervár power plant, the first hydroelectric power plant in Hungary. The 1896 structure carries most of the water from the Rába to the turbines over a total length of 4.5 km - the canal is naturally winding at first, then straight from the Sótonyi road bridge (more than 2 km long), squeezed between vertical walls.

This latter part successfully debuted as a competition course in the western semi-final of the 2005 national individual championship. The water flows quickly in the even depth (3m) bed of this type of canal, which is unique in Hungary. The straight, easily accessible section under the road bridge can only be fished from the left bank, while the varied, difficult section above the bridge can be fished from both sides. It is worth trying with a moderate swimming skill and a feeder. The part of the artificial canal next to the floodgates is snagged, and here, of course, we can lure the snagged ones to perch. The middle current line hides barbels weighing around 2 kg on average.

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Nearby ticket dealer fishing shops

• Fishcentrum Ltd. (9600 Sárvár, Alkotmány u. 4.)

Related ticket consignee

• Fishing Association of Ikervár Cooperatives (9600 Sárvár, Batthyány Lajos u. 47.)