Spate · Mixed · Cantabria (Campoo, ES

Río Híjar

Río Híjar terrain map

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

Good · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp17.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp17.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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
Good — water clarity is right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
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.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Ebro headwaters / Embalse del Ebro
13 km
Brown trout
Embalse de Alsa
20 km
Brown trout
Upper Río Pisuerga
21 km
Brown trout
Besaya
23 km
Brown trout
Río Camesa
23 km
Brown trout
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
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature74 × 28%20.7
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Troutthird Sunday of March → 31 July
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