Freestone · Mixed · Vall Fosca, Pallars Jussà, Catalonia

Río Flamisell

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

Prime · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
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About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.23 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp17.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.23 m
Last reading 3h ago
Water temp17.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindNE 1 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.6 mm
Rain · ahead3.8 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
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 1016°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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water clarity particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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 · August highlighted
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
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
About this water

Upper Pallars tributary draining Vall Fosca into the Noguera Pallaresa system. Compact Pyrenean trout river with cold-water headwater character.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature77 × 28%21.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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