Freestone · Mixed · Aragón, ES

Cinca

Aínsa - Río Cinca 01

A major river draining the central Aragonese Pyrenees from granite headwaters to limestone foothills.

Poor · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10–14
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level1.86 mLast reading 14 min ago
  • Water temp9.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10–14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.86 m
Last reading 14 min ago
Water temp9.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindSE 9 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent27.0 mm
Rain · ahead12.9 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
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.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
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 · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Evening SedgeHatch
2
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
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2
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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.
  • Aragón fishing licence required
  • Named cotos, social cotos, and special high-mountain sections can have different dates, permit allocations, and method rules, so check the current Aragón plan for the exact beat.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gave d'Estaubé
18 km
0
Brown trout · Grayling
Ésera
25 km
0
Brown trout
Gave du Marcadau
39 km
0
Brown trout · Grayling
Lac des Especières
25 km
Brown trout
Ara
29 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Aínsa - Río Cinca 01
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Cinca's best trout water lies in the upper reaches — Pineta valley, Bielsa section, and down through Lafortunada. Mixed geology creates varied habitat and prolific wild-trout populations. Strong gradient requires good wading; technical presentation essential.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES091MSPF750

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature85 × 28%23.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Conditions total= 81
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 third Saturday of March → 15 October
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Cinca is a freestone river in Aragón, Spain. It sits at about 1,026 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 170 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from third Saturday of March to 15 October. Core methods listed: dry fly; small nymph; czech nymphing. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Cinca-Lafortunada (upper fishery, A172) + Cinca-Escalona (lower, A051)”. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Nearby waters in our listings include Gave d'Estaubé at 18 km, Lac des Especières at 25 km and Ésera at 25 km.