Freestone · Limestone · Andalucía / Jaén (Sierra de Segura)

Río Segura (headwaters)

Río Segura (headwaters) — ValledeRicote.RioSeguraenOjós
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This is the Segura headwater country around Santiago-Pontones and Fuente Segura, the densest cluster of wild-trout cotos in Andalucía.

Poor · Rainbow Trout
Foam Beetle · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River steady at a fishable height. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.57 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp22.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Foam Beetle
Foam Beetle14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.57 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp22.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather31°C
WindSW 22 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for rainbow trout
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for rainbow 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
⛔ Water at 22.4°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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GrannomHatch
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2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence plus trout surcharge required
  • Named cotos in the upper Segura system can have their own allocations and beat-level rules, so confirm the current BOJA order and local permit conditions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Probably above the rainbow trout safety line — these are likely cooler, but carry a thermometer.
Río Madera (Bajo)
5.0 km
~17°C
Brown trout
Río Borosa
33 km
~18°C
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Segura (headwaters) — ValledeRicote.RioSeguraenOjós
    ValledeRicote.RioSeguraenOjós
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

This is the Segura headwater country around Santiago-Pontones and Fuente Segura, the densest cluster of wild-trout cotos in Andalucía. Sin muerte beats preserve native autóctona genetics alongside some managed rainbow water in the same upper system. Mountain limestone gorges, karst springs and compact pocket water define the character of this upper basin.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES070MSPF001010101

The full read · show the working · for rainbow trout · confidence 90%
How the 14 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature7 × 28%2.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.4°C) is outside Rainbow Trout's preferred range (10–18°C)= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Troutdurante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
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