Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Granada

Upper Genil

Upper Genil terrain map
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Upper Genil headwater row for Sierra Nevada trout planning.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature4228% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity2412% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.5°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
N 5 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
4.8 mm
Light 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
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (24).
Through the year
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

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.
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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
Seasons & zones
  • TroutMay shoulder / June core window (practical) → July shoulder, occasionally later in lower sections
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