Freestone · Limestone · Teruel, Aragón

Río Ebrón

1-elCuervo-estrechosEbrón (2017)0060

A limestone tributary of the Turia in southern Teruel province, joining the main stem south of the city.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Woolly Bugger · 10-12
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Flow0.9 m³/sLast reading 10h ago
  • Water temp18.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Woolly Bugger
Woolly Bugger10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
0.9 m³/s
Last reading 10h ago
Water temp18.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather32°C
WindW 12 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead5.3 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
19°C est.ideal 10–16°C
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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
Water at 18.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
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
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March BrownHatch
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Late March BrownHatch
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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
  • Check bag limits and regime for the exact coto.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 19°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Río Cabriel
43 km
~14°C
Brown trout
Río Tuéjar
40 km
~16°C
Brown trout · Barbel
Gallery · 2
  1. 1-elCuervo-estrechosEbrón (2017)0060
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A limestone tributary of the Turia in southern Teruel province, joining the main stem south of the city. Small, clear, and lightly fished relative to the Turia headwaters proper — a quieter option for wild brown trout in the same karst geology as its neighbouring streams.

  • Limestone
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 34 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March → 15 October

    Aragón 2026 Plan General de Pesca — same catch-and-release-waters window as the Turia/Alfambra; confirm regime for the exact stretch.

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