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Eume

Eume fishing venue photo
Editorial photo

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Beautiful trout and sea-trout river — salmon no longer present.

Species

A good day — worth the effort

Low and clear — careful approach country. Small and bright, long leader, careful approach.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for sea trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for sea trout
  • Temperature7428% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Prey Activity3712% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.1°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
10°C
Wind
NW 9 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.6 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
2.4 mm
Light rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for sea trout
When
Reo season 1 May to 31 July. The Eume's reo are highly water-dependent — fish after rain when fresh fish push up the river. Stocks fragile and rainfall-driven.
Where
Lower Eume below the Fragas do Eume gorge and the estuary above the sea. Pool tails and the tidal margins where reo settle.
Method
Across-and-down on a floating line with small wets — Medicine, small Bibio, Stoat's Tail. Fish the dropping water after rain. Fragile fishery — fish carefully, release with care.
Kit
10 ft #6, floating line, 8 lb fluoro tippet. Spare leader on a wrist spool.
Why this works
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (85), Prey activity is weakest (37). ⏰ Sea trout become most active after dark, but this stretch closes at 20:24 — before that window fully opens. Fish hard in the last legal hour: overcast skies and warm evenings can bring fish on early even in fading light.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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M
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Sea trout runRun
1
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
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.

Gallery · 2
  1. Venue photo
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician fishing licence required
  • Check current Xunta rules and any coto-specific extensions or catch-and-release provisions before travel.
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About this water

Beautiful trout and sea-trout river — salmon no longer present. Carves through an ancient Atlantic forest gorge (Fragas do Eume, Special Area of Conservation). Strong brown trout populations in boulder-strewn upper sections; sea trout in lower reaches. The 4-hour response time means morning rainfall yields afternoon fishing. Exceptional natural setting with restricted access preserving ecology.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 May → 31 July
  • Trout1 May → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — The Eume holds reo (sea trout) in its lower river and estuary reach. Salmon no longer present. Sea trout are the migratory highlight — present and fishable in the right conditions but stocks are fragile and rainfall-dependent.

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