Freestone · Mixed · Navarra, ES

Bidasoa tributaries (Navarra side)

Elizondo (Baztan) - Río Bidasoa 01
Poor · Sea Trout
Black & Silver Tube · 1-2 inch
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.21 mLast reading 12 min ago
  • Water temp12.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
BS
Black & Silver Tube1-2 inch
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.21 m
Last reading 12 min ago
Water temp12.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindSE 6 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.4 mm

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

Water temperature for Sea Trout
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Sea Trout
When
From dusk into the first half of the night.
Where
Deeper pools and slower glides · hold water and current seams.
Method
Fish dark patterns on a sink-tip or lightly sunk line, especially near structure.
Kit
10 ft #6/7 rod, floating line with a sink-tip option, 8–10 lb fluoro tippet for the swing.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Sea Trout
BS
Black & Silver TubeTop
1-2 inch · Tube
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Medicine Fly
Medicine Fly
8-12 · Streamer
Slim and mobile — fished sunk through the pool when surface work is not producing. Consistently takes fish that will not come to the surface.
SF
Snake Fly (Black)
2-4 inch · Streamer
A mobile eel-like profile that undulates through deep pools — effective when sea trout are lying deep and not responding to conventional wets.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gobierno de Navarra fishing licence required
  • Border-water and named-stretch rules matter here, so check the exact tramo and permit structure before travel
  • Do not treat this as a salmon-planning venue.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Elizondo (Baztan) - Río Bidasoa 01
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES017MSPFES002MAR002380

Why this score · for Sea Trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time10013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity5512% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 30 June

    RSS Baztan–Bidasoa basin (9,898 permits in 2026 — largest allocation in Navarra). All catch-and-release. Extendable to 15 Jul by resolution. Daily basin permit required. IMPORTANT: the Tramo Salmonero (presa de Fundiciones de Bera to Endarlatsa) is CLOSED for all of 2026 — this entry covers trout fishing in the broader Baztan–Bidasoa basin, not the salmon beat.

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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