Spate · Granite · Galicia

Eume

Eume fishing venue photo
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Beautiful trout and sea-trout river — salmon no longer present.

Good · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.75 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp16.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.75 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp16.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindSE 4 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead5.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Trout season 1 May to 31 July. Spring olives and sedges through May; summer sedges through June and July evenings; the close arrives early in this Galician calendar.
Where
Boulder-strewn upper reaches through the Fragas do Eume — ancient Atlantic-forest gorge, Special Area of Conservation. Pool tails, riffle heads, and the seams behind boulders.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The Eume runs through ancient forest — careful approach to wild trout in clear water. Walk softly, fish quietly.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Galician granite spate default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Why this works
Good — river flow is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca gallega
  • Comprueba las normas vigentes de la Xunta y cualquier prórroga específica de coto o normativa de captura-y-suelta antes de viajar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Venue photo
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Beautiful trout and sea-trout river — salmon no longer present. Carves through an ancient Atlantic forest gorge (Fragas do Eume, Special Area of Conservation). Strong brown trout populations in boulder-strewn upper sections; sea trout in lower reaches. The 4-hour response time means morning rainfall yields afternoon fishing. Exceptional natural setting with restricted access preserving ecology.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES014MSPFES-014-NR-109-000-01-00

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 79 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature83 × 28%23.2
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 May → 31 July
  • Trout1 May → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — The Eume holds reo (sea trout) in its lower river and estuary reach. Salmon no longer present. Sea trout are the migratory highlight — present and fishable in the right conditions but stocks are fragile and rainfall-dependent.

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