Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Granada, ES

Upper Genil

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Upper Genil headwater row for Sierra Nevada trout planning.

Poor · Brown Trout
Woolly Bugger · 10-12
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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
  • Level0.35 mLifting fast
  • Water temp21.6°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Woolly Bugger
Woolly Bugger10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.35 m
Lifting fast
Water temp21.6°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather25°C
WindSW 15 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.6 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 21.6°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
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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 22°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 17 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature9 × 28%2.5
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.6°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 37
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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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