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Río Porcía

Río Porcía — Río Porcía
Poor · Brown Trout
Pardón de Meana · 20-22
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level1.42 mLast reading 21h ago
  • Water temp19.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pardón de Meana
Pardón de Meana20-22
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.42 m
lowspate
Water temp19.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindSW 28 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent5.7 mm
Rain · ahead7.5 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 19.3°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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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
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March BrownHatch
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Late March BrownHatch
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Large Brook DunHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
SC
Small Chironomid
22-24 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Beats · 1
Porcia · 3.2 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — La Corveira, puente del ferrocarril to 100 m por aguas arriba de la zona de embarcadero de las Barcas en Gobaz.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: La Corveira, puente del ferrocarril
Downstream: 100 m por aguas arriba de la zona de embarcadero de las Barcas en Gobaz
Porcia 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 de trucha 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 diferir
  • Consulta las normas locales de coto y tramo antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Porcía — Río Porcía
    Río Porcía
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES236MAR002170

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature20 × 28%5.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Limiting factor: Water temperature (19.3°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 61
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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