Lowland Freestone · Mixed · Extremadura (Gredos foothills warm-water zone), ES

Gredos foothills / Villanueva de la Serena area

Gredos foothills / Villanueva de la Serena area terrain map
Marginal · Barbel
Ant (14–16) · 10–12
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp9.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Ant (14–16)
Ant (14–16)10–12
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp9.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSW 3 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
Mayo–septiembre (agua templada, ciprínidos activos)
Where
Warm-water barbel and carp territory in the Gredos foothills near Villanueva de la Serena — the downstream, lower-altitude counterpart to the cold Gredos…
Why this works
Fair — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 13:00

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · October highlighted
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F
M
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Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Barbel
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de la Junta de Extremadura
  • Consulta las fechas de protección del desove del barbo.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Embalse de Orellana
35 km
Barbel · Carp · Pike
Embalse de La Serena
50 km
Barbel · Carp
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 75%
How the 42 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature21 × 28%5.9
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity47 × 12%5.6
Limiting factor: Water temperature (9.5°C) is outside Barbel's preferred range (16–24°C)= 54
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 16–24 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
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Seasons & zones
  • Coarse 1 January → 31 December

    Barbel and carp are open year-round in Extremadura's aguas libres, confirmed directly against the primary DOE order (ORDEN de 7 de noviembre de 2022, Art. 4.2 + Anexo I) — no closed season for either species.

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