Freestone · Slate · Castilla y León, ES

Río Burbia

Río Burbia terrain map

A Sil tributary draining the Ancares mountains north of Villafranca del Bierzo.

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.88 mLast reading 17h ago
  • Water temp16.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.88 m
Last reading 17h ago
Water temp16.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindNW 11 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 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
17°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 11am

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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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
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2
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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.
  • Castilla y León licence required
  • Bierzo tramo system applies — check JCyL pesca visor before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Sil
21 km
0
Brown trout
Río Selmo
22 km
Brown trout
El Bierzo Tributary Network
26 km
Brown trout
Río Cabrera
37 km
Brown trout
Río Lor
37 km
Brown trout
About this water

A Sil tributary draining the Ancares mountains north of Villafranca del Bierzo. The Burbia is among the best wild brown trout rivers in El Bierzo — slate-and-quartzite geology, classic Atlantic freestone pool-riffle structure, and the kind of partial canopy that keeps water temperatures honest through summer. The upper reaches above Veguellina hold mountain-character trout in pocket water; the middle river around Villafranca offers technical dry-fly fishing over selective fish. Best fished from late April through July; the upper Ancares stretches hold up into August.

  • Slate
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature82 × 28%23.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
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
  • Trout Last Sunday of March → 31 July
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