Spate · Mixed · Cantabria (Campoo, ES

Río Híjar

The Híjar rises on the southern slope of the Cordillera Cantábrica and falls through the Campoo country to feed the Embalse del Ebro.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

90% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity5212% weight
Conditions
Level
0.12 m
Water temp
10.8°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
15°C
Wind
N 15 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1017 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.1 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
14.9 mm
Moderate 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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
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.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cantabrian licencia de pesca required
  • Sits in CH Ebro jurisdiction (not CH Cantábrico) — verify any basin-specific tramo rules.
Directions
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About this water

The Híjar rises on the southern slope of the Cordillera Cantábrica and falls through the Campoo country to feed the Embalse del Ebro. A different Cantabrian river to the Atlantic-flowing systems — drier landscape, Mediterranean side of the divide, mixed limestone-and-sandstone geology. Wild brown trout only. The middle reaches around Reinosa and Entrambasaguas hold the most fishable water, with classic pool-riffle structure and partial canopy. Best fished from late April through June; the river drops away quickly in the dry Castilian summer.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Troutthird Sunday of March → 31 July
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