Freestone · Granite · Castilla y León / Ávila (upper Tiétar headwaters), ES

Río Tiétar

Río Tiétar — Río Tiétar desde AV-920
Today · Closed season
Klinkhammer
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.41 m
Lifting fast
Water temp17.0°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather22°C
WindN 11 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 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
Warm — slow
17°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 18 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Flying Ants

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 40%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge31%Reed Smut31%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost7 food groups active

Peak activity at 18 Uhr — Evening Sedge (Evening Sedge, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
Brown SedgeHatch
1
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.
  • Castilla y León fishing licence required on the Ávila side
  • Check the exact upper Tiétar tramo in the official visor, especially because downstream administration and rules differ once the river leaves the province.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Tiétar — Río Tiétar desde AV-920
    Río Tiétar desde AV-920
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature59 × 28%16.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 73
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March → 31 July
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Booking & contacts