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Río Cabe

Río Cabe — Puente Viejo sobre el río Cabe, en Monforte de Lemos (Lugo, España)
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Puente Viejo sobre el río Cabe, en Monforte de Lemos (Lugo, España)

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A Sil-side trout river rising near O Incio and crossing Terra de Lemos to join the Sil below Monforte.

Good · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.38 m
  • Water temp17.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.38 m
Water temp17.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindW 3 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead9.0 mm

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

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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia gallega
  • Comprueba los anexos provinciales de Lugo y las normas del coto del Cabe.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Neira
21 km
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Embalse de Belesar
23 km
Carp · Barbel
Río Sarria
26 km
Brown trout
Río Selmo
46 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Cabe — Puente Viejo sobre el río Cabe, en Monforte de Lemos (Lugo, España)
    Puente Viejo sobre el río Cabe, en Monforte de Lemos (Lugo, España)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A Sil-side trout river rising near O Incio and crossing Terra de Lemos to join the Sil below Monforte. The Cabe is one of inland Lugo's better wild brown trout rivers — slate-and-schist geology, generally clear amber water and a steady gradient that keeps pool-riffle structure honest. Best fished from late April through June in the middle reaches above Monforte; the lower river slows considerably and is more coarse-fish water.

  • Schist
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 72 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature70 × 28%19.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 72
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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