Stillwater · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (lower Lozoya system), ES

Embalse de El Atazar

Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
Good · Pike
White baitfish streamer · 8–10
Goodlive now
Autumn pike — big fish, big flies
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
74% confidence

Seasonally this is the right time to be here, but today's conditions are not doing Embalse de El Atazar many favours. It can still fish, but temper expectations.

What moved it
  • WindSE 4 km/hCalm · Gusts to 12 km/h
Today's fly
WB
White baitfish streamer8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm · Gusts to 12 km/h
SE 4 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp11.3°C
Air temp22°C
CloudClear
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Reservoir levelas of 5 Oct
┄ 71% 10-yr norm
67% full
About normal
▼-3 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-12 ptsvs last year
▬—building 7-day trend
How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are feeding aggressively as water cools, building reserves for winter. Weed is dying back, concentrating both pike and prey fish into predictable holding areas.
Where
Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
The plan
Plan A

Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Pike
WB
White baitfish streamerTop
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad de Madrid licence required
  • Check the current accessible shoreline — water-level changes can isolate bank access points and reveal or submerge bays
  • No fishing in the buffer zones around the dam infrastructure.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
41%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Embalse de El Atazar's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
    006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
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