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Río Ouro

Río Ouro — Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013
Tomorrow · Closed season
Black Gnat
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
80% projected
Today's fly
Black Gnat
Black Gnat
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Falling
0.68 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp18.7°C
ClarityClearing
Weather19°C
WindN 17 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent3.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.3 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
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 1016°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
Water at 21.4°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 95%
Also:Black Gnat46%Cinnamon Sedge24%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost9 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · August 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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia gallega de pesca.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 21°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Ouro — Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013
    Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature3 × 28%0.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.4°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
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