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Río Furelos

Río Furelos — Cae a tarde no río Furelos

A short Ulla tributary crossing the Camino de Santiago at Melide, where the medieval bridge still carries pilgrims.

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. This is not the day to push it. Check the thermal advice above before you head out.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp21.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp21.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather25°C
WindNE 12 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.4 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
21°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.
Why this works
Water at 21.4°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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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
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Yellow SallyHatch
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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.
  • Galician licence required
  • Small water — Camino crossings are public footpaths but fishing rights still apply.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 21°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Furelos — Cae a tarde no río Furelos
    Cae a tarde no río Furelos
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A short Ulla tributary crossing the Camino de Santiago at Melide, where the medieval bridge still carries pilgrims. The Furelos is wadable wild brown trout water — small, mostly intimate, with classic Galician granite-freestone pool-riffle structure. A good half-day diversion from the Ulla, especially when the bigger river is too high after rain.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 19 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature11 × 28%3.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity57 × 12%6.8
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.4°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 57
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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