Stillwater · Limestone · Aragón, ES

Embalse de Arguis (Río Isuela coto deportivo)

Embalse de Arguis venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Grasshopper Pattern · 10-14
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Embalse de Arguis (Río Isuela coto deportivo)
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
54% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
W 15 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp19.4°C
Air temp19°C
CloudClear
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Conditions are not ideal but fishable at Embalse de Arguis (Río Isuela coto deportivo). The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Early morning is often the most productive window in summer — make the most of it.
Where
Start with Foam Beetle (14-18) on a As per local method. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Foam Beetle (14-18) on a As per local method. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds with Pro.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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M
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Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Aragón recreational licence plus the Arguis coto deportivo permit
  • Current rules include a single rod, bank-fishing only, restrictions near the dam/pasarela and no general boat fishing — confirm the live coto plan before planning a trip.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • summer conditions with clear skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout check current Arguis coto deportivo plancheck current Arguis coto deportivo plan

    Managed coto deportivo on the Isuela reservoir near Huesca: a coto permit is required in addition to the Aragón recreational licence. Dates, daily quotas and bank restrictions are set by the current coto plan, not by the river trout season — confirm before publishing booking-facing copy.

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