Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Granada

Río Guadalfeo

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Upper Guadalfeo row for Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras trout planning.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature8528% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity4012% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
9.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
13°C
Wind
N 7 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
1.6 mm
No meaningful 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
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (40).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
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.

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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 Guadalfeo row for Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras trout planning. This is steep southern-slope metamorphic headwater fishing with a short practical season and small-water tactics, not a broad Andalusian spring-to-autumn trout template.

  • Schist metamorphic
Seasons & zones
  • TroutMay shoulder / June core window (practical) → July shoulder, occasionally later in upper/cool sections
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