Spate · Mixed · Cantabria, ES

Saja

El río Saja a su paso por Villapresente (Reocín, Cantabria)
Tomorrow · Closed season
Elk Hair Caddis
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Falling
1.08 m
lowspate
Water temp14.1°C
ClarityClearing
Weather19°C
WindN 5 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

The nearest gauge is at Barreda. 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 · tomorrowPeak at 18:00

12:00(now) — Black Gnat

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 41%
Also:Iron Blue25%Autumn Needle Fly22%
Peak emergence window7 food groups active

Peak activity at 18:00 — Caperer (Caperer, 10 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 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
J
F
M
A
M
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J
A
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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
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES098MAR000291

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout July → August
  • Trout tercer Sunday de March → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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