Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río España

Río España fishing venue photo
Editorial photo

Rio España near the beach

Damian Rafferty

Small independent river near Villaviciosa.

Fair · Brown Trout
Ignita CDC · 16-20
Fairlive now
A side-water session, not the main event
Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.35 mLast reading 18h ago
  • Water temp17.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
IC
Ignita CDC16-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.35 m
lowspate
Water temp17.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindE 22 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent8.5 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
18°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Brown trout · Sea trout
Coto Intensivo de San Andrés
18 km
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Río Güeña
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Brown trout
Gallery · 3
  1. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  2. Rio España near the beach
    Rio España near the beach
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Small independent river near Villaviciosa. Short course to the ría. Resident trout only. Very low numbers reported in recent years.

Under the surface

The España is a slate-fed tributary in the Asturian network, spate-responsive and amber-toned throughout. The upper reaches show step-pool through Cantabrian slate; the descent is steep and response to rainfall pronounced. The España maintains its responsive character — quick rise, quick fall, full connection to mountain weather — throughout its reach. The available pools are secondary to the character of descent and response.

Wading: Muddy lower glides and soft estuarine bed

  • Mixed
  • Partly confined
  • Step pool
  • Plane bed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 64 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature66 × 28%18.5
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity39 × 12%4.7
Conditions total= 65
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
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