Spate · Mixed · Cantabria (Gandarilla / Costa Occidental), ES

Río Escudo

Ria San-Vicente-de-la-Barquera
Tomorrow · Closed season
Klinkhammer
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.58 m
lowspate
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityClearing
Weather20°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 15:00

12:00(now) — Black Gnat

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 41%
Also:Iron Blue23%
Peak emergence window7 food groups active

Peak activity at 15:00 — Small Dark Olive (Small Dark Olive, 9 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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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
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
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.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca cántabra
  • Aplica el anexo de la zona costera occidental de Gandarilla.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Ria San-Vicente-de-la-Barquera
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout tercer Sunday de March → 31 July
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