Freestone · Mixed · Vall Fosca, Pallars Jussà, Catalonia

Río Flamisell

El Flamisell

Upper Pallars tributary draining Vall Fosca into the Noguera Pallaresa system.

Today · Closed season
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.44 m
Lifting fast
Water temp7.5°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather7°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent5.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.8 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
8°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
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 17%

Low insect activity predicted today

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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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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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
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.
  • Catalan fishing licence required
  • Many Pallars stretches are no-kill or otherwise specially managed, so check the exact sector and current Generalitat rules before planning.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. El Flamisell
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Compact Pyrenean trout river with cold-water headwater character.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature57 × 28%16.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity38 × 12%4.6
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
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March → 12 October
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Río Flamisell is a freestone river in Vall Fosca, Pallars Jussà, Catalonia, Spain. It sits at about 1,212 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 39 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 21 March to 12 October. Core methods listed: Euro nymph; Short-line nymphing; Upstream dry fly. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its recorded parent river is the Noguera Pallaresa. Nearby waters in our listings include Noguera Pallaresa at 14 km, Noguera de Tor at 17 km and Noguera de Cardós at 24 km.