Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Granada, ES

Upper Genil

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Today · Slow going — pick your moments
Elk Hair Caddis
Forecast · Today
Slow going — pick your moments
Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
80% projected
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
4.18 m
Water temp18.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1022 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
Warm — slow
18°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.
Why this works
Water at 21.1°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

12pm(now) Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 56%
Also:Flying Ants51%Cinnamon Sedge40%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 6pm — Evening Sedge (Evening Sedge, 9 food groups active)

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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Late March BrownHatch
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Large Brook DunHatch
2
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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 la Junta de Andalucía
  • En las cabeceras de Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras, confirma el tramo exacto abierto, el estado del coto y cualquier restricción del Parque Nacional o local antes de desplazarte.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 21°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 10 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature5 × 28%1.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.1°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 58
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.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout May shoulder / June core window (practical)July shoulder, occasionally later in lower sections
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