Freestone · Granite · Castilla y León / Ávila (upper Tiétar headwaters), ES

Río Tiétar

Río Tiétar — Río Tiétar desde AV-920
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
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.50 m
Water temp20.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent3.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
20°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 22.2°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) Flying Ants

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 95%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge22%
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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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
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1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
Brown SedgeHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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 Castilla y León en el lado de Ávila
  • Comprueba el tramo exacto del Tiétar alto en el visor oficial, sobre todo porque la administración y la normativa cambian aguas abajo en cuanto el río sale de la provincia.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Tiétar — Río Tiétar desde AV-920
    Río Tiétar desde AV-920
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature1 × 28%0.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity40 × 18%7.2
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.2°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 45
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March31 July
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