Large River · Alluvial · Aragón, ES

Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly)

Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly) — Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
Fair · Barbel
carp bug / hybrid (8–10) · 14–16
Fairlive now
A side-water session, not the main event
Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp10.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
carp bug / hybrid (8–10)
carp bug / hybrid (8–10)14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 7 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
Late spring through autumn in clear, stable water. There is no good trout window here because there are no trout.
Where
The honest reason to know this water: it's the fishing a Zaragoza angler can reach on foot.
Why this works
Fair — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Barbel
CP
crayfish pattern
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
HB
heavy barbel nymph
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Aragón recreational licence required
  • Urban access and conservation constraints vary along the city reaches; confirm local rules and stay off unsafe high-water banks.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly) — Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
    Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 75%
How the 56 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature28 × 28%7.8
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Conditions total= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 16–24 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Coarse 1 January → 31 December

    Barbel and carp are open year-round on the Ebro at Zaragoza — Aragón's official guidance states 'Periodo hábil: Todo el año' for ciprínidos in non-trout waters.

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