Lowland · Alluvial · Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana

Río Júcar (Tramo Bajo — Valencia)

Río Júcar (Tramo Bajo — Valencia) terrain map

The Júcar's lower plain reach as it approaches the Mediterranean below the Tous reservoir — warm, slow, alluvial water running through Valencia's rice-growing lowlands.

Today · A proper day on the water
Coch-y-bonddu
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% projected
Today's fly
Coch-y-bonddu
Coch-y-bonddu
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
18.1 m³/s
Water temp20.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather28°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.9 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Barbel
Ideal
21°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
Spring and autumn
Where
The Júcar's lower plain reach as it approaches the Mediterranean below the Tous reservoir — warm, slow, alluvial water running through Valencia's rice-growing…
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Flying Ants

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 57%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost4 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Flying Ants (Flying Ants, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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Summer River MidgeHatch
1
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CaenisHatch
1
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad Valenciana fishing licence required
  • Not a trout water — check current Comunidad Valenciana coarse-fishing rules for the specific stretch.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Río Magro
59 km
80
Barbel
Río Tuéjar
83 km
83
Brown trout · Barbel
About this water

The Júcar's lower plain reach as it approaches the Mediterranean below the Tous reservoir — warm, slow, alluvial water running through Valencia's rice-growing lowlands. A coarse fishery (barbel, carp, black bass in places), not trout water. Included for gauge/flow monitoring completeness on the Júcar main stem.

  • Alluvial
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 65%
Perfect · river comfort — temperature and flow led
Water temperatureWater temp 17.1°C — prime band for barbel.
FlowStable flow — fishable but not the prime trigger.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityWater clarity clear — read accordingly for barbel.
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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