Limestone · Limestone Karst · Granada, ES

Río Castril

Clear mountain water of the Río Castril near the traditional irrigation channels, Sierra de Castril.
Today · About as good as it gets
CDC Shuttlecock Caddis
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
CDC Shuttlecock Caddis
CDC Shuttlecock Caddis
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.26 m
Water temp15.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather25°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 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
Ideal
16°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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

12pm(now) Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 61%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge59%Pale Watery47%
Peak emergence window8 food groups active

Peak activity at 2pm — Brown Sedge (Brown Sedge, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Small Dark OliveHatch
2
3
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 la Junta de Andalucía más el recargo de trucha
  • Confirma el estado actual exacto del coto y cualquier restricción local de método antes de viajar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Clear mountain water of the Río Castril near the traditional irrigation channels, Sierra de Castril.
    Río Castril
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 83 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 activity61 × 12%7.3
Conditions total= 83
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 durante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA)during the designated open period
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Booking & contacts