Freestone · Limestone · Catalonia

Fluvià

Fluvià terrain map
Terrain map

The Fluvià drains volcanic and limestone Garrotxa country.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature6028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3812% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
9°C
Wind
NW 5 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.1 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
22.2 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

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

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 conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (38).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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N
D
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.

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.
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About this water

The Fluvià drains volcanic and limestone Garrotxa country. 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
Seasons & zones
  • Troutdepends on Catalan zone class → depends on Catalan zone class
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