Spate · Limestone Karst · Jaén, ES

Río Madera (Bajo)

Río Madera (Bajo) terrain map
Poor · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Segura (headwaters)
  • Water temp6.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Segura (headwaters)
Water temp6.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindE 11 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Segura (headwaters). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
6°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11 Uhr

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 6 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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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Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Olive UprightHatch
2
3
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.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence plus trout surcharge required
  • Madera Bajo permitting is locally handled, so confirm the exact current beat rules before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature41 × 28%11.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 67
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Segura (headwaters)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout durante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
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