Spate · Granite · Extremadura / Cáceres (La Vera, Sierra de Gredos)

La Vera gargantas (Alardos, Minchones, Gualtaminos, Vadillo, Cuartos)

Boulder-strewn mountain stream, Garganta de Cuartos, running through La Vera, Cáceres, Spain
Today · Closed season
Flying Ant
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
80% projected
Today's fly
Flying Ant
Flying Ant
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.44 m
Water temp21.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather22°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent5.7 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
Warm — slow
21°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) Flying Ants

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 86%
Also:Reed Smut22%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost6 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Flying Ants (Flying Ants, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Late March BrownHatch
2
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Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Olive UprightHatch
2
3
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 de Extremadura
  • Estos tramos de trucha sin muerte son solo de señuelo artificial con un único anzuelo sin muerte (barbless), y los límites exactos de tramo y categoría deben consultarse en la orden regional vigente y sus anexos.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Boulder-strewn mountain stream, Garganta de Cuartos, running through La Vera, Cáceres, Spain
    Garganta de Cuartos, La Vera
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature44 × 28%12.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity47 × 12%5.6
Conditions total= 63
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3rd Sunday of March31 July
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