Mountain Freestone · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid (Sierra de Guadarrama), ES

Río Guadarrama

Presa de El Gasco, desde el camino de La Isabela
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.16 mLast reading 5h ago
  • Water temp8.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.16 m
Last reading 5h ago
Water temp8.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1023 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
Cool — slow
9°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11:00

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 4 active hatches hour by hour 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
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
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D
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
Brown SedgeHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca de la Comunidad de Madrid
  • Consulta la orden anual para conocer el estado del tramo.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Presa de El Gasco, desde el camino de La Isabela
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 50%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature78 × 28%21.8
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity12 × 12%1.4
Conditions total= 60
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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