Spate · Limestone · Asturias/Cantabria, Spain

Río Deva

Río Deva fishing venue photo
Tomorrow · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
70% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.62 m
lowspate
Water temp8.1°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather18°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 11:00

12:00(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 86%
Also:Iron Blue48%Black Gnat47%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 11:00 — 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.

Salmon run timing
2025 season

7 salmon declared to 15 July · 5.4% of regional total · trend: weak

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

Beats · 6
Arenal · 1.3 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — 230 m aguas abajo del puente de El Arenal to 200 m aguas abajo del pozo del Arenal.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: 230 m aguas abajo del puente de El Arenal
Downstream: 200 m aguas abajo del pozo del Arenal
Arenal beat map
Peñarredonda · 1.8 kmC&R
C&R stretch — 50 m aguas arriba del puente Estragueña to Cola del pozo de Tresquejo de abajo.
Beat detail
Sorteo permit, all fish returned
Upstream: 50 m aguas arriba del puente Estragueña
Downstream: Cola del pozo de Tresquejo de abajo
Peñarredonda beat map
Puentellés · 1.1 kmC&R
C&R stretch — Cola del pozo de Tresquejo de abajo to 220 m aguas arriba de la confluencia Deva-Cares.
Beat detail
Sorteo permit, all fish returned
Upstream: Cola del pozo de Tresquejo de abajo
Downstream: 220 m aguas arriba de la confluencia Deva-Cares
Puentellés beat map
Monejo · 0.6 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — 150 m aguas abajo de la confluencia Deva-Cares to Cabecera del pozo del Canto de La Cogolla.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: 150 m aguas abajo de la confluencia Deva-Cares
Downstream: Cabecera del pozo del Canto de La Cogolla
Monejo beat map
Tablón De La Torre · 1.1 kmC&R
C&R stretch — Cabecera del pozo del Canto de La Cogolla to Cabecera del pozo de La Torre.
Beat detail
Sorteo permit, all fish returned
Upstream: Cabecera del pozo del Canto de La Cogolla
Downstream: Cabecera del pozo de La Torre
Tablón De La Torre beat map
Tilo · 1.7 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Cabecera del pozo de La Torre to 325 m aguas abajo cola pozo de La Pría.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Cabecera del pozo de La Torre
Downstream: 325 m aguas abajo cola pozo de La Pría
Tilo beat map
Permits & access
Day permit · price varies by zone
Sorteo
Allocated by annual lottery — visiting anglers should target free-day cotos (Tue/Wed/Sat) or club permits.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca + permiso de coto donde corresponda
  • Para 2026, el cupo de salmón es de 1 pieza por día y 1 por temporada, de la cual solo se puede sacrificar 1
  • Las normas de río fronterizo y las condiciones locales del coto son relevantes aquí, así que consulta el tramo actual del Deva antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Cares
20 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Bullón
8.0 km
Brown trout
Nansa
15 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Purón
19 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Casaño
19 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 7
  1. The Deva
    The Deva
  2. The Deva
    The Deva
  3. The Río Deva flowing through the Desfiladero de La Hermida gorge, Cantabria.
    Río Deva in the La Hermida gorge
  4. The Río Deva flowing through Potes in the Liébana valley, Cantabria.
    Río Deva at Potes
  5. The Río Deva valley near Potes, the river winding through the Cantabrian mountain landscape.
    Río Deva valley near Potes
  6. The Río Deva at Panes, where the Cares joins from the Picos de Europa gorge.
    Río Deva at Panes
  7. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES132MAR000621

Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature5430% weight
  • Flow3025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time5015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon Tercer Saturday de April → 15 July

    2026 season: opens 18 April. Bag limit reduced to 1 fish per angler per year (was 2 per season). 60 minutes less daily fishing time. Cupo: 1 salmon per day, 1 per season (kill limit). Check river-specific coto rules, vedados, and tackle restrictions before fishing. Cares-Deva basin quota for 2026: 30 salmon total (max 12 in zona libre).

  • Trout Tercer Sunday de March → 15 August
3 zones — different rules apply
  • Coto salmonero

    Deva salmon cotos — border water with Cantabria (Arenal, Monejo, Tilo, El Collú, El Churro, La Reguera). Three shared with Cantabria.

    • Salmon: Tercer Saturday de April → 15 July · 1 per day, 2 per year (only 1 killable)
    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Tercer Sunday de May → 31 July
  • Coto parcial

    Mixed-access Deva cotos (El Cigarrillo, La India, La Concha)

    • Salmon: Tercer Saturday de April → 15 July
    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Tercer Sunday de May → 31 July
  • Zona libre sin muerte

    Deva no-kill stretches (Peñarredonda, Puentellés, Tablón de la Torre)

    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Tercer Sunday de March → 15 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Deva-Cares lower system — sea trout enter the lower Deva from the coast near Llanes. Reo fishing is condition-led. Night fishing regulated per Asturian monthly schedule. A secondary reo venue alongside the main Cares-Deva system.

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