Spate · Granite · Galicia, ES

Eume

Eume fishing venue photo
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.50 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp8.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.50 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp8.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSW 4 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge is at Eume As Fragas. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Trout season 1 May to 31 July. Spring olives and sedges through May; summer sedges through June and July evenings; the close arrives early in this Galician calendar.
Where
Boulder-strewn upper reaches through the Fragas do Eume — ancient Atlantic-forest gorge, Special Area of Conservation. Pool tails, riffle heads, and the seams behind boulders.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The Eume runs through ancient forest — careful approach to wild trout in clear water. Walk softly, fish quietly.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Galician granite spate default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11 Uhr

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 8 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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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
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician fishing licence required
  • Check current Xunta rules and any coto-specific extensions or catch-and-release provisions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Venue photo
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES014MSPFES-014-NR-109-000-01-00

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature78 × 28%21.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity43 × 12%5.2
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 31 July
  • Trout 1 May → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — The Eume holds reo (sea trout) in its lower river and estuary reach. Salmon no longer present. Sea trout are the migratory highlight — present and fishable in the right conditions but stocks are fragile and rainfall-dependent.

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