Spate · Mixed · Cantabria, ES

Saja

El río Saja a su paso por Villapresente (Reocín, Cantabria)
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.43 mLast reading 4h ago
  • Water temp13.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.43 m
lowspate
Water temp13.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindSW 4 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.6 mm

The nearest gauge is at Fresneda. 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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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Sea trout runRun
1
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca cántabra
  • El tramo deportivo de Rudagüera y otros cotos nombrados deben consultarse por anexo y tramo, en lugar de tratarlos como un único conjunto genérico de normas del río.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. El río Saja a su paso por Villapresente (Reocín, Cantabria)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
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Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES098MAR000291

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 50%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity16 × 12%1.9
Limiting factor: River is stable — Brown Trout prefers medium flow= 61
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout July → August
  • Trout tercer Sunday de March → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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