Spate · Limestone · Asturias, Spain

Río Güeña

Río Güeña 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
  • Level0.35 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp14.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Ignita CDC
Ignita CDC16-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.35 m
lowspate
Water temp14.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindS 9 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent1.2 mm
Rain · ahead4.2 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
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 1016°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
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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
Beats · 2
Güeña · 3.3 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — Puente de madera junto a confluencia del Covadonga to Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: Puente de madera junto a confluencia del Covadonga
Downstream: Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella
Güeña beat map
Cangas de Onis · 1.4 kmC&R trout
C&R trout stretch — Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella to Confluencia con el Sella.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, all fish returned
Upstream: Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella
Downstream: Confluencia con el Sella
Cangas de Onis beat map
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required
  • In 2026 many trout waters run to 15 August, but salmon zones, mountain zones, tramos sin muerte, and border stretches can differ
  • Check local coto and tramo rules before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 4
  1. Upstream of Cangas de Onis
    Upstream of Cangas de Onis
  2. Cangas de Onis
    Cangas de Onis
  3. At Cangas de Onis
    At Cangas de Onis
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES142MAR000750

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity40 × 12%4.8
Conditions total= 70
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.
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