Stillwater · Mixed · Madrid / Rivas-Vaciamadrid, ES

Laguna de Campillo / Campillo Lagoon

Laguna de Campillo / Campillo Lagoon — LA LAGUNA EL CAMPILLO - Rivas (Madrid)
Fair · Pike
Flashtail Whistler · 12–16
Fairlive now
Summer pike — dawn and dusk topwater
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
56% confidence
What moved it
  • WindE 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
FW
Flashtail Whistler12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
E 4 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp18.7°C
Air temp18°C
CloudClear
Pressure1020 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 Pike
When
Pike are ambush-feeding from weed cover. Fry and small perch concentrate in the warm shallows, drawing pike in during low-light periods. Mid-day pike retreat to deeper weed channels.
Where
Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.
The plan
Plan A

Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

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

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
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
Pike fly box
FW
Flashtail WhistlerTop
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
PP
Perch pattern
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
RP
Roach pattern
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
FB
Flashy baitfish streamer
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
LP
Large popper
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Pike is a catalogued invasive (RD 630/2013); Comunidad de Madrid rules require caught pike to be removed, not returned alive
  • Check current pike seasons and permitted methods.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Laguna de Campillo / Campillo Lagoon — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Why this score
  • Temperature (moderate) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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