Water at 22.4°C — too warm to target pike today: poor sport, and where catch-and-release is legal (designated pre-2007 waters) warm water makes released fish die. Where it isn't, the official advice is to remove any fish caught from the water rather than return it. Either way, wait for cooler water.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Laguna de Campillo / Campillo Lagoon — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Named by Madrid-area fly guides as one of the regional pike waters. A reservoir-type stillwater south of the city with pike populations that respond to big streamers and poppers. More niche than the Extremadura pike waters, but a genuine pike-fly option for Madrid-based anglers.
LA LAGUNA EL CAMPILLO - Rivas (Madrid)
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Named by Madrid-area fly guides as one of the regional pike waters.
Water at 22.4°C — too warm to target pike today: poor sport, and where catch-and-release is legal (designated pre-2007 waters) warm water makes released fish die. Where it isn't, the official advice is to remove any fish caught from the water rather than return it. Either way, wait for cooler water.
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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
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Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Conditions are ideal for Laguna de Campillo / Campillo Lagoon — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Named by Madrid-area fly guides as one of the regional pike waters. A reservoir-type stillwater south of the city with pike populations that respond to big streamers and poppers. More niche than the Extremadura pike waters, but a genuine pike-fly option for Madrid-based anglers.
