Freestone · Limestone · Aragón / Catalonia, ES

Noguera Ribagorzana

Noguera Ribagorzana — Embalse de Sopeira Rio Noguera Ribagorzana
Prime · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10-14
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.03 mLast reading 50 min ago
  • Water temp13.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.03 m
Last reading 50 min ago
Water temp13.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindS 5 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
13°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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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 · October highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
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.
  • Border-water and named-section rules matter here
  • Check the exact Aragón or Catalonia licence requirement, plus any coto or ZPC permit and special seasonal rules for the precise stretch you plan to fish.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Noguera Ribagorzana — Embalse de Sopeira Rio Noguera Ribagorzana
    Embalse de Sopeira Rio Noguera Ribagorzana
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Conditions total= 80
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 check named border section or controlled zone → check named border section or controlled zone
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