Freestone · Limestone · Catalonia, ES

Fluvià

The Fluvia river flowing past the historic town of Besalu, Catalonia

The Fluvià drains volcanic and limestone Garrotxa country.

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
Flow
Rising
0.2 m³/s
Lifting fast
Water temp11.5°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindN 18 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
Ideal
12°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 · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 21%

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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A
M
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J
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Trout seasonSeason
1
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
  • Controlled trout waters may require a ZPC permit, and legal dates differ between low-mountain, high-mountain, with-kill, and no-kill sectors, so check the current Generalitat rules for the exact zone.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Fluvia river flowing past the historic town of Besalu, Catalonia
    The Fluvia river at Besalu
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Gurn tributary at Sant Privat holds the main trout water — clear, alkaline freestone with alpine character from karst geology. Two protected salmonid zones reward careful presentation in technical runs.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES100MSPF2100060

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity46 × 12%5.5
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
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

Fluvià is a freestone river in Catalonia, Spain. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 461 m above sea level. The river is described as roughly 97 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: dry fly; small nymph; czech nymphing. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Olot (upper, CALC001101) + Esponellà (mid-lower, CALC001103)”. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as moderate. Nearby waters in our listings include Ter at 17 km, Tech at 28 km and Freser at 32 km.