Freestone · Limestone · Andalucía / Jaén (Sierra Mágina), ES

Río Guadalbullón

Río Guadalbullón terrain map

A trout river in the lesser-known Sierra Mágina (outside the main Cazorla park).

Poor · Brown Trout
Woolly Bugger · 10-12
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.38 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp20.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Woolly Bugger
Woolly Bugger10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.38 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp20.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindSE 9 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent1.0 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
20°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 20.2°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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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Iron BlueHatch
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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 plus trout surcharge required
  • Guadalbullón rules can differ from the main Cazorla office system, so confirm the exact local coto and permit arrangements before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 20°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
About this water

A trout river in the lesser-known Sierra Mágina (outside the main Cazorla park). Limestone mountain water with stocked rainbow beats managed at Cambil. Streamers, attractors, and nymphs work in managed river-pool habitat. Altitude trout at a quieter Sierra. Local permitting differs from Cazorla — confirm locally.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Moderate
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Poor → Moderate corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES050MSPF011009019 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES050MSPF011009019

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature23 × 28%6.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Limiting factor: Water temperature (20.2°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 62
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 late March / early April → mid-August to mid-September
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