Freestone · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (Sierra de Guadarrama)

Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos)

Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos) — Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya
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Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya

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The Lozoya drops from the Sierra de Guadarrama's southern slopes into a deep, granite-walled valley that models chalk-stream precision in mountain form.

Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.03 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp17.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.03 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp17.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindS 5 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
18°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Through the Madrid trout season. Spring olives April through May; summer sedges; sin muerte stretches extend into autumn. The Lozoya runs cold from the Guadarrama; reservoir releases keep the river cool through summer warm.
Where
Cotos and tramos through the upper Lozoya valley below the dams. Pool tails and the seams behind granite boulders. Sierra-de-Guadarrama character.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The water reads clear — long leader, fine tippet, careful approach.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Castilian default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
GrannomHatch
1
1

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

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca de la Comunidad de Madrid
  • La pesca de trucha en el Lozoya se rige por permisos de coto, normas del corredor CyS y condiciones específicas TPE, más que por un modelo genérico de permiso de Parque Nacional, así que consulta el tramo exacto antes de desplazarte.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos) — Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya
    Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Lozoya drops from the Sierra de Guadarrama's southern slopes into a deep, granite-walled valley that models chalk-stream precision in mountain form. Three managed cotos—Angostura (Coto I, May to July), Rascafría (Coto II, April onwards), and Alameda (Coto III, March onwards)—offer catch-and-release water with structured access, though all close Thursdays. For walk-up fishing without a coto permit, the CyS corridor between Cotos II and III provides legitimate angler relief, though space is limited. TPE I (Riosequillo, Tue/Wed/Sat fishing with mandatory reporting) serves as an experimental alternative. Cold, clear freestone with technical runs and pocket water demands dry fly and tight-line nymphing; wild brown populations reward precision presentation with barbless single hooks and thoughtful wading.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES030MSPF0450010

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 72 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature66 × 28%18.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 72
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
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
  • Trout2nd Sunday of March → 3rd Sunday of July
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