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Lérez

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The Lérez flows through the Pontevedra area of southern Galicia and is now better treated as a sea-trout and brown-trout river with salmon heritage rather than as an active salmon destination.

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River high but settled. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level2.93 mLast reading 13h ago
  • Water temp21.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
2.93 m
Last reading 13h ago
Water temp21.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather25°C
WindN 21 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
21°C est.ideal 1016°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
⚠️ Water at 21.2°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — water clarity is in the right range.
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Hatch predictions

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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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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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2
Large StoneflyHatch
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3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
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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.
  • Galician fishing licence required
  • Additional coto or tramo permit may be needed depending on the beat
  • Check current Xunta rules before travel; salmon heritage does not make salmon a legal target.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here around 21°C — probably warm enough to stress brown trout. These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Lérez flows through the Pontevedra area of southern Galicia and is now better treated as a sea-trout and brown-trout river with salmon heritage rather than as an active salmon destination. Salmon stocks are depleted and out of bounds, but strong reo culture remains the more practical migratory-fish angle. The 60 km length, 6-hour response and coastal proximity still create worthwhile lower- and middle-river opportunities, while the headwaters offer brown-trout fishing.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES014MSPFES-014-NR-273-000-03-02

The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 20 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature12 × 28%3.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.2°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 59
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 May → 31 July
  • Trout1 May → 31 July

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Lérez reo culture: the river has a historic reo tradition and sea trout remain the practical migratory focus now that salmon are prohibited. Stocks are present but condition-dependent — runs follow rain events. Not a reliable primary target in a poor year.

Salmon: Heritage only (2026) — Salmon fishing banned in Galicia by 2026 Xunta decree. Heritage salmon river — not a salmon fishing destination.

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