Stillwater · Mixed · Cantabria / valle del Saja (Torina), ES

Embalse de Alsa

Embalse de Alsa venue image
Fair · Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
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Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Embalse de Alsa
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
56% confidence

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

What moved it
  • WindN 6 km/hCalm · Gusts to 12 km/h
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm · Gusts to 12 km/h
N 6 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp9.6°C
Air temp17°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1028 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
┄ 85% 10-yr norm
82% full
About normal
▼-4 ptsvs seasonal norm
▬0 ptsvs last year
▬—building 7-day trend
How to fish it · for Trout
When
Spring through summer; the bigger fish often come early and late in the day.
Where
Start with CDC Emerger (16-20) on a As per local method. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.
The plan
Plan A

Start with CDC Emerger (16-20) on a As per local method. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.

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.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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 · Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cantabria licence required; check the annual normativa for size limits, quotas and any seasonal closures on this reservoir
  • Atlantic salmon and barbel are also present — salmon are protected and seasonal.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
69%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp25%

A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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