Spate · Granite · Extremadura / Cáceres (La Vera, Sierra de Gredos)

La Vera gargantas (Alardos, Minchones, Gualtaminos, Vadillo, Cuartos)

Boulder-strewn mountain stream, Garganta de Cuartos, running through La Vera, Cáceres, Spain

Five independent mountain gargantas drain the Sierra de Gredos' eastern slopes into the Río Tiétar, a collection of intimate streams threaded through the La Vera villages.

Poor · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.40 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp21.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.40 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp21.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather25°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 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
Warm — slow
22°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 21.7°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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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
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March BrownHatch
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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.
  • Extremadura fishing licence required
  • These trout no-kill stretches are artificial-only with a single barbless hook; exact tramo limits and category should be checked in the current regional order and annexes.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Boulder-strewn mountain stream, Garganta de Cuartos, running through La Vera, Cáceres, Spain
    Garganta de Cuartos, La Vera
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Five independent mountain gargantas drain the Sierra de Gredos' eastern slopes into the Río Tiétar, a collection of intimate streams threaded through the La Vera villages. Steep-sided, narrow, and demanding—Garganta Alardos (Madrigal de la Vera), Garganta de Minchones (Villanueva), Garganta de Gualtaminos (below dam near Canal de Rosarito), Garganta de Vadillo (Losar de la Vera), and Garganta de Cuartos (Losar/Madrigal). Each is a sin muerte catch-and-release only stream, granite-bottomed with plunge pools and boulder-pocket water that rewards stealth and precision. Wild brown trout in cold, rushing water demand small dry flies and tight-line nymphing—false casting carries penalty on these confined reaches. Season runs 3rd Sunday March to 31 July; barbless single-hook artificial only. Fishing here is intimate and technical: wading must be careful, presentation delicate, forgiveness minimal.

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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature8 × 28%2.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity48 × 12%5.8
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.7°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 54
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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
  • Trout 3rd Sunday of March → 31 July
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