Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río España

Río España fishing venue photo
Poor · Brown Trout
Ignita CDC · 16-20
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.34 mLast reading 9h ago
  • Water temp17.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Ignita CDC
Ignita CDC16-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.34 m
lowspate
Water temp17.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindW 20 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent4.4 mm
Rain · ahead5.1 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
18°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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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 · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
March BrownHatch
2
3
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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Piloña
14 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Río Güeña
26 km
0
Brown trout
Río Sella
27 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Río Libardón
12 km
Brown trout
Coto Intensivo de San Andrés
18 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 3
  1. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  2. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature51 × 28%14.3
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity51 × 12%6.1
Conditions total= 59
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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