Spate · Slate · Asturias–Galicia border, Spain

Río Suarón

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Short mountain tributary of the Eo near Vegadeo, draining slate country on the Asturias–Galicia border.

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
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Not the day for it
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. This is not the day to push it. Check the thermal advice above before you head out.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.31 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp21.2°C
  • ClarityColouredColouring up
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.31 m
lowspate
Water temp21.2°C
ClarityColoured
Weather21°C
WindNE 11 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent5.6 mm
Rain · ahead16.6 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
21°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 21.2°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — barometric pressure is in the right range.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Las normas en aguas fronterizas pueden variar según la orilla y la jurisdicción
  • Consulta la normativa local exacta antes de pescar, en lugar de asumir una simple división Asturias-Galicia.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 21°C — probably warm enough to stress brown trout. These are likely cooler.
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About this water

Short mountain tributary of the Eo near Vegadeo, draining slate country on the Asturias–Galicia border. Good wild trout habitat in the upper reaches.

  • Slate
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 20 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature12 × 28%3.4
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity40 × 18%7.2
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.2°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 34
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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