Large River · Alluvial · Aragón, ES

Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly)

Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly) — Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
Fair · Barbel
carp bug / hybrid (8–10) · 14–16
Fairlive now
A side-water session, not the main event
Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp10.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
carp bug / hybrid (8–10)
carp bug / hybrid (8–10)14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 7 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
De finales de primavera hasta el otoño, con agua clara y estable. No hay una buena ventana para la trucha aquí porque no hay truchas.
Where
The honest reason to know this water: it's the fishing a Zaragoza angler can reach on foot.
Why this works
Fair — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · October highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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D
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
1
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Barbel
CP
crayfish pattern
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
HB
heavy barbel nymph
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia recreativa de Aragón
  • El acceso urbano y las restricciones de conservación varían a lo largo de los tramos de la ciudad; confirma la normativa local y evita las orillas peligrosas con el agua alta.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Ebro at Zaragoza (urban warmwater fly) — Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
    Basilica del Pilar at sunset, Zaragoza
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 75%
How the 56 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature28 × 28%7.8
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Conditions total= 56
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 16–24 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Coarse 1 January → 31 December

    Barbel and carp are open year-round on the Ebro at Zaragoza — Aragón's official guidance states 'Periodo hábil: Todo el año' for ciprínidos in non-trout waters.

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