Spate · Limestone · Asturias, Spain

Río Güeña

Río Güeña fishing venue photo
Good · Brown Trout
Small Chironomid · 22-24
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.43 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp14.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SC
Small Chironomid22-24
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.43 m
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Water temp14.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindS 10 km/h
Pressure1024 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
Ideal
14°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.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SC
Small ChironomidTop
22-24 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Beats · 2
Güeña · 3.3 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — Puente de madera junto a confluencia del Covadonga to Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: Puente de madera junto a confluencia del Covadonga
Downstream: Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella
Güeña beat map
Cangas de Onis · 1.4 kmC&R trout
C&R trout stretch — Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella to Confluencia con el Sella.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, all fish returned
Upstream: Puente Cortijo la Gargantiella
Downstream: Confluencia con el Sella
Cangas de Onis beat map
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Se requiere licencia asturiana de pesca
  • En 2026 muchas aguas trucheras se extienden hasta el 15 de agosto, pero las zonas de salmón, las zonas de montaña, los tramos sin muerte y los tramos fronterizos pueden variar
  • Comprueba las normas locales de coto y tramo antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 4
  1. Cangas de Onis
    Cangas de Onis
  2. At Cangas de Onis
    At Cangas de Onis
  3. Upstream of Cangas de Onis
    Upstream of Cangas de Onis
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES142MAR000750

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 71 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity40 × 12%4.8
Conditions total= 72
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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