Spate · Mixed · Gipuzkoa, País Vasco

Urumea

Urumea goizueta
Marginal · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Slow going — pick your moments
River lifting fast on the rain. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • Level0.89 mLifting fast
  • Water temp14.2°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.89 m
lowspate
Water temp14.2°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindS 6 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°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
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gipuzkoa fishing licence required
  • Named sections and any coto-style allocation rules should be checked before travel rather than assuming one simple urban-river access model.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Urumea goizueta
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES017MSPFES018MAR002470

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 40%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity15 × 12%1.8
Limiting factor: River is rising fast — Brown Trout prefers medium flow= 49
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 31 July
  • Trout dritter Sunday im March → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Salmon: Heritage only (2026) — Heritage salmon river. In practical angling terms, salmon are not a target species — focus on trout and sea trout.

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