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Río Porcía

Río Porcía — Río Porcía
Tomorrow · Day off — closed today
Elk Hair Caddis
Forecast · Tomorrow
Day off — closed today
Reopens Friday. A day for tying flies and reading the river instead.
90% projected
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.46 m
lowspate
Water temp13.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead5.4 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
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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 18 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Black Gnat

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 55%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly49%Iron Blue33%
Peak emergence window9 food groups active

Peak activity at 18 Uhr — Caperer (Caperer, 10 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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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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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
Fly box · Brown Trout
SC
Small ChironomidTop
22-24 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Beats · 1
Porcia · 3.2 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — La Corveira, puente del ferrocarril to 100 m por aguas arriba de la zona de embarcadero de las Barcas en Gobaz.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: La Corveira, puente del ferrocarril
Downstream: 100 m por aguas arriba de la zona de embarcadero de las Barcas en Gobaz
Porcia 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 · 2
  1. Río Porcía — Río Porcía
    Río Porcía
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES236MAR002170

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 88 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity77 × 12%9.2
Conditions total= 88
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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