Freestone · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (lower Lozoya, below Pinilla), ES

Molino de la Horcajada (Lozoya coto)

Puente de Taboada * Viaducto del Lozoya
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Eresma
  • Water temp11.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Eresma
Water temp11.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindNW 4 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Eresma. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°

We have not characterised this dam's release, so this is a general cold-release figure and could be several degrees out in either direction. Treat it as a hint, not a reading, and check locally before you fish.

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 · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 5 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds 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
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J
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S
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Trout seasonSeason
1
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
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
  • Los permisos de coto los emite la Sociedad de Pescadores local — solo mosca, sin muerte y sin arpón (barbless), captura y suelta en el Tramo I
  • Cerrado los jueves.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Puente de Taboada * Viaducto del Lozoya
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity33 × 12%4.0
Conditions total= 73
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Eresmaproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2.º Sunday de March → 3.º Sunday de July
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