Freestone · Limestone · Catalonia (Pallars Sobirà), ES

Noguera de Cardós

Noguera de Cardós 2
Good · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10-14
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.36 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp10.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.36 m
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp10.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindW 8 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
10°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.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but river flow is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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.
  • Catalan fishing licence required
  • Vall de Cardós ZPC and named beat rules apply, with method/season variation between high-mountain and low-mountain classes
  • Confirm the current Generalitat Plan de Pesca and ZPC permit conditions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Noguera de Cardós 2
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 74 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity47 × 12%5.6
Conditions total= 74
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
  • Trout depends on Catalan zone class → depends on Catalan zone class
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