Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Granada, ES

Upper Genil

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Upper Genil headwater row for Sierra Nevada trout planning.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Woolly Bugger · 10-12
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level4.35 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp18.8°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Woolly Bugger
Woolly Bugger10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
4.35 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp18.8°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather20°C
WindSE 7 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.0 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
19°C est.ideal 10–16°C
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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 18.8°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 6am

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
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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.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence required
  • On Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras headwaters, confirm the exact open stretch, coto status, and any National Park or local restrictions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
About this water

Upper Genil headwater row for Sierra Nevada trout planning. Treat it as metamorphic mountain water with a compressed snowmelt-shaped season, small-pocket tactics, and tighter local-rule dependence than the longer-known Cazorla cotos.

  • Schist metamorphic
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature42 × 28%11.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity41 × 12%4.9
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 52
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout May shoulder / June core window (practical) → July shoulder, occasionally later in lower sections
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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