Stillwater · Slate · Castilla y León / Palencia (Fuentes Carrionas)

Embalse de Camporredondo

Embalse de Camporredondo — Embalse de Camporredondo, Spain
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Embalse de Camporredondo, Spain

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Camporredondo is one of the oldest reservoirs in Spain — 1930, when concrete was still a novelty up here in the Palentian mountains — and it has had a long time to settle into its surroundings.

Fair · Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Fairlive now
Good summer conditions for Embalse de Camporredondo
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
58% confidence
What moved it
  • WindN 6 km/hLight breeze
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
N 6 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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Reservoir levelas of 13 Jul
┄ 64% 10-yr norm
▼ Dropping
68% full
About normal
▲+4 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-4 ptsvs last year
▼-6 ptsthis week
How to fish it · for trout
When
April (season open, first Sunday) to August. Evenings best in summer; spring fishes through the day.
Where
Start with Klinkhammer (14-18) on a As per local method. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Klinkhammer (14-18) on a As per local method. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · July 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
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León licence + AREC daily permit (Embalse de Camporredondo, Carrión)
  • 40 cm minimum size for trout
  • No-kill on Mondays and Thursdays
  • Fishing closes 31 August in the regulated section
  • Pike present is a non-native predator.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
85%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Embalse de Camporredondo — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Embalse de Camporredondo — Embalse de Camporredondo, Spain
    Embalse de Camporredondo, Spain
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Camporredondo is one of the oldest reservoirs in Spain — 1930, when concrete was still a novelty up here in the Palentian mountains — and it has had a long time to settle into its surroundings. The Carrión comes down off the slate tops of Fuentes Carrionas and fills it cold and clear. The trout grow large and correspondingly careful: the regulated zone runs a forty-centimetre size limit, which tells you the calibre of fish that turn up. It is no-kill on Mondays and Thursdays and shut a day or two more besides, so the fishing is rationed — which the trout appreciate even if you don't. Bank water for the most part, and fly fishing is welcome. Carp, barbel and pike share the reservoir, but the trout are the reason to make the drive.

  • Reservoir
  • Slate
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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