Spate · Granite · Galicia, ES

Tambre

Tambre — File:Rio Tambre.Portor.Ponte Maceira.jpg
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level2.30 mLast reading 58 min ago
  • Water temp9.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
2.30 m
Last reading 58 min ago
Water temp9.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 3 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge is at Tambre Trazo. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
10°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Trout season opens 1 May and closes 31 July — short Galician window. Spring olives and sedges through May; summer sedges in June and July evenings; small dark flies as the close approaches.
Where
Steeper upper water above the Noia ría tideline. Pool tails, riffle heads, and the seams behind boulders through the granite gorges.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The Tambre's granite water reads clear — long leader, fine tippet, careful approach.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Galician spate default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11:00

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 · October highlighted
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Sea trout runRun
1
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
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 gallega
  • Puede ser necesario un permiso adicional de coto o tramo según la zona
  • Consulta la normativa vigente de la Xunta antes de desplazarte; el pasado salmonero del río no convierte al salmón en objetivo legal.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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0
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0
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18 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Ulla
21 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Umia
37 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Tambre — File:Rio Tambre.Portor.Ponte Maceira.jpg
    File:Rio Tambre.Portor.Ponte Maceira.jpg
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Poor → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES014MSPFES-014-NR-244-100-01-01 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES014MSPFES-014-NR-244-100-01-01

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature91 × 28%25.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity44 × 12%5.3
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 31 July
  • Trout 1 May → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Reo (Galician sea trout) present in lower Tambre reaches. Salmon banned 2026. Sea trout are a secondary quarry on this heritage salmon river — present and occasionally taken but not a reliable primary target. Local knowledge essential.

Salmon: Heritage only (2026) — Salmon fishing banned in Galicia by 2026 Xunta decree. Heritage salmon river — not a salmon fishing destination.

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