Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río Nora

Río Nora — AS-Meandros del río Nora 05
Marginal · Brown Trout
Small Chironomid · 22-24
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.19 mLast reading 1h 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
0.19 m
lowspate
Water temp14.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindS 4 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

The nearest gauge is at Pola de Siero. It 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
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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 · 1
Los Alfilorios · 5.0 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — En toda su superficie, salvo los primeros 50 m desde la presa to null.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: En toda su superficie, salvo los primeros 50 m desde la presa
Los Alfilorios beat map
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca asturiana
  • En 2026 muchas aguas trucheras cierran el 15 de agosto, pero las zonas de salmón, las zonas de alta montaña, los tramos sin muerte y los tramos fronterizos pueden tener fechas distintas
  • Consulta las normas del coto y del tramo antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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30
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14 km
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Embalse de los Alfilorios
14 km
Brown trout
Embalse de Trasona
16 km
Brown trout · Carp
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Nora — AS-Meandros del río Nora 05
    AS-Meandros del río Nora 05
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Poor
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Moderate → Poor corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES018MSPFES171MAR001360 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES171MAR001360

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 50%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity15 × 12%1.8
Limiting factor: River is stable — Brown Trout prefers medium flow= 65
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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