Spate · Granite · Galicia (Pontevedra, ES

Río Verdugo

Río Verdugo — Cruce de ríos
Today · Closed season
Black Gnat
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
45% projected
Today's fly
Black Gnat
Black Gnat
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
2.11 m
Lifting fast
Water temp17.5°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather17°C
WindN 18 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent25.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 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
18°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 12pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 49%
Also:Reed Smut29%
Peak emergence window7 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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F
M
A
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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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca gallega
  • El Verdugo es un sistema clásico de reo en Pontevedra: verifica las normas del coto de Soutomaior.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Lérez
8.0 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Tea
21 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Oitavén
7.0 km
Brown trout
Río Umia
25 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Miño
29 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Verdugo — Cruce de ríos
    Cruce de ríos
  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
Temperature76 × 28%21.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 77
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
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Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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