Stillwater · Granite · Castilla y León / Salamanca (Arribes del Duero), ES

Embalse de Saucelle

Embalse de Saucelle — Embalse de Saucelle
Good · Pike
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4) · 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.
77% confidence

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

What moved it
  • WindNE 1 km/hDead calm · Gusts to 7 km/h
Today's fly
LP
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4)8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Dead calm · Gusts to 7 km/h
NE 1 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp10.9°C
Air temp14°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
┄ 98% 10-yr norm
97% full
High & steady
▬0 ptsvs seasonal norm
▬0 ptsvs last year
▬—building 7-day trend
Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
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)

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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
LP
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4)Top
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
WB
Weighted baitfish / Clouser (1/0–6)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
BO
Brown/olive woolly bugger (6–10)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León licence (Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero); Spanish/Portuguese border water — fish the Spanish bank under Spanish rules
  • Barbel protected during spawning
  • Zander and wels catfish are invasive with specific handling rules — check current Duero-basin regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 2
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    Embalse de Saucelle
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    Terrain map
Why this score
  • autumn conditions with clear skies and calm wind.
  • Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
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