Spate · Limestone · Castilla y León, ES

Río Cardaño

Río Cardaño — Río Cardaño
Today · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
75% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
0.9 m³/s
Water temp9.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent9.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 63%
Also:Black Midge41%Iron Blue32%
Peak emergence window8 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Olive UprightHatch
2
3
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 de Castilla y León
  • Dentro del parque natural Fuentes Carrionas — verifica las normas de área protegida antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Cardaño — Río Cardaño
    Río Cardaño
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity55 × 12%6.6
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout Last Sunday of March31 July
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Booking & contacts