Spate · Granite · Extremadura, ES

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Today · Closed season
Flying Ant
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
80% projected
Today's fly
Flying Ant
Flying Ant
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Ambroz
Water temp19.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent11.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Ambroz. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) Flying Ants

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 81%
Also:Reed Smut40%Cinnamon Sedge28%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost6 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Flying Ants (Flying Ants, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Olive UprightHatch
2
3
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 de pesca de Extremadura
  • Estos tramos de trucha sin muerte son solo de señuelo artificial y anzuelo único sin arpón; los límites exactos del tramo y la categoría deben comprobarse en la orden regional vigente y sus anexos.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity40 × 12%4.8
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Ambrozproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3rd Sunday of March31 July
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