Spate · Limestone · Cantabria, ES

Asón

An aerial view of the Asón river winding through a green wooded valley with farmhouses and mountains in the background, in Ruesga, Cantabria, Spain.
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.65 mLast reading 34 min ago
  • Water temp15.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.65 m
lowspate
Water temp15.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather22°C
WindNE 5 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.3 mm

The nearest gauge is at Coterillo. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11 Uhr

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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March BrownHatch
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2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cantabrian fishing licence required
  • Annex-driven basin rules, named no-kill stretches, and coto conditions matter more than generic salmon-river language, so check the exact stretch before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. An aerial view of the Asón river winding through a green wooded valley with farmhouses and mountains in the background, in Ruesga, Cantabria, Spain.
    The Río Asón winding through the Ruesga valley, Cantabria
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES078MAR000050

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity46 × 12%5.5
Conditions total= 73
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout dritter Sunday im March → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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