Spate · Limestone · Castilla y León

Río Cardaño

A Carrión headwater draining the Fuentes Carrionas above Cardaño de Arriba.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time7013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity4812% weight
Conditions
Level
0.17 m
Water temp
10.4°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
14°C
Wind
NW 5 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.6 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León licence required
  • Inside Fuentes Carrionas natural park — verify protected-area rules before fishing.
Directions
About this water

A Carrión headwater draining the Fuentes Carrionas above Cardaño de Arriba. Alpine limestone trout water — short, steep, pocket-pool structure through the high mountain valley. Wild brown trout only. Best fished from June through July after snowmelt has cleared; the upper meadows above 1300 m hold fishable conditions into early August.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • TroutLast Sunday of March → 31 July
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