Stillwater · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (lower Lozoya system), ES

Embalse de El Atazar

Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
Fair · Pike
White baitfish streamer · 8–10
Fairlive now
Summer pike — dawn and dusk topwater
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
62% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindN 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
WB
White baitfish streamer8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
N 8 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp12.1°C
Air temp10°C
CloudClear
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Reservoir levelas of 24 Aug
┄ 77% 10-yr norm
▬ Steady
72% full
About normal
▼-4 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-14 ptsvs last year
▼-1 ptsthis week
How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are ambush-feeding from weed cover. Fry and small perch concentrate in the warm shallows, drawing pike in during low-light periods. Mid-day pike retreat to deeper weed channels.
Where
Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.
The plan
Plan A

Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Pike fly box
WB
White baitfish streamerTop
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad de Madrid licence required
  • Check the current accessible shoreline — water-level changes can isolate bank access points and reveal or submerge bays
  • No fishing in the buffer zones around the dam infrastructure.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
    006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
  2. Terrain map of the venue
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Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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