Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río España

Río España fishing venue photo
Today · About as good as it gets
Pheasant Tail Nymph (sz 18)
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph (sz 18)
Pheasant Tail Nymph (sz 18)
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via Río Linares
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityClearing
Weather19°C
WindN 14 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent1.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Linares. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

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.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but river flow is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 18:00

12:00(now) — Black Gnat

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 52%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly28%Autumn Dun25%Cinnamon Sedge23%
Peak emergence window8 food groups active

Peak activity at 18:00 — Caperer (Caperer, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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
SC
Small ChironomidTop
22-24 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca asturiana.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 3
  1. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  2. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity60 × 12%7.2
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Linaresproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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