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Ulla

Ulla — Cabellos dorados (Río Ulla)
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level7.53 mLifting fast
  • Water temp9.3°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
7.53 m
Lifting fast
Water temp9.3°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindNW 3 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
9°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11:00

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 5 active hatches hour by hour 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
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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
  • Comprueba las normas vigentes de la Xunta antes de viajar; el estatus histórico como río salmonero no convierte al salmón en una especie legal.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Deza
5.0 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Tambre
21 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Sar
26 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Furelos
34 km
0
Brown trout
Río Umia
34 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Ulla — Cabellos dorados (Río Ulla)
    Cabellos dorados (Río Ulla)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Good → High corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES014MSPFES-014-NR-244-059-03-02 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES014MSPFES-014-NR-244-059-03-02

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 45%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature87 × 28%24.4
Flow30 × 22%6.6
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity21 × 12%2.5
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 49
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 31 July
  • Trout 1 May → 31 July

Salmon: Banned (2026) — Salmon fishing banned in Galicia by 2026 Xunta decree. Historic salmon presence (salmon_presence: historic) reflects the cultural and ecological importance, but no rod harvest is permitted in 2026. Sea trout (reo) and brown trout fishing remain open under standard Galician regional rules.

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Galician reo (sea trout / Salmo trutta) present in the lower Ulla estuary and lower river reaches. Salmon are prohibited 2026 (Xunta emergency decree). Sea trout are legal but stocks are fragile — reo fishing is condition-dependent and low-intensity. Not a primary sea-trout destination in the tradition of Irish or Welsh fisheries.

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