Freestone · Limestone · Andalucía / Jaén (Sierra de Cazorla–Las Villas)

Guadalquivir (upper / Cazorla headwaters)

Guadalquivir (upper / Cazorla headwaters) terrain map
Terrain map

Canonical upper Guadalquivir headwater row for the Cazorla source area.

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
  • Temperature7528% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3812% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
8.6°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
11°C
Wind
SE 4 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
4.1 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
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (38).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence plus trout surcharge required
  • Upper Guadalquivir cotos and managed beats can carry their own allocation and method rules, so confirm the current BOJA order and local permit conditions before travel.
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About this water

Canonical upper Guadalquivir headwater row for the Cazorla source area. Here the Guadalquivir is still a limestone mountain trout river, with native brown-trout sin muerte water and some managed rainbow beats in the wider upper system. This row should carry the upper-river planning logic rather than splitting the same headwaters into overlapping 'upper' and 'alto' abstractions.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • Troutdurante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
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