Limestone · Limestone Karst · Jaén, ES

Río Zumeta

Río Zumeta venue image
Poor · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Castril
  • Water temp3.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Castril
Water temp3.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindS 3 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Castril. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
4°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.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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 · October highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Small SpurwingHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Small Dark OliveHatch
2
3
3
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 la Junta de Andalucía más el recargo de trucha
  • Confirma el estado exacto del tramo local y cualquier norma de solo mosca o anzuelo único sin arpón antes de desplazarte.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Segura (headwaters)
11 km
0
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Río Madera (Bajo)
12 km
0
Brown trout
Upper Segura
29 km
0
Brown trout
Río Borosa
32 km
0
Brown trout
Río Castril
35 km
0
Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 55%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature12 × 28%3.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity29 × 12%3.5
Limiting factor: Water temperature (3.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Castrilproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout durante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
Related guides
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