Spate · Granite · Galicia, ES

Lérez

Photo of Lérez

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 · Sea Trout
Black & Silver Tube · 1–2 inch
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level3.37 mLifting fast
  • Water temp7.2°C
  • ClarityUnfishableColouring up
Today's fly
BS
Black & Silver Tube1–2 inch
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
3.37 m
Lifting fast
Water temp7.2°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent75.8 mm
Rain · ahead56.1 mm

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

Water temperature for Sea Trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Sea Trout
When
From dusk into the first half of the night.
Where
Deeper pools and slower glides · hold water and current seams.
Method
Fish dark patterns on a sink-tip or lightly sunk line, especially near structure.
Kit
10 ft #6/7 rod, floating line with a sink-tip option, 8–10 lb fluoro tippet for the swing.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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 · November highlighted
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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Late March BrownHatch
2
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Large Brook DunHatch
2
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2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
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2

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

Ranked for today
Sea Trout fly box
BS
Black & Silver TubeTop
1–2 inch · Tube
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Medicine Fly
Medicine Fly
8–12 · Streamer
Slim and mobile — fished sunk through the pool when surface work is not producing. Consistently takes fish that will not come to the surface.
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
Other water nearby · 5
Río Verdugo
8.0 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Umia
17 km
0
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Oitavén
13 km
Brown trout
Río Tea
29 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Avia
36 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Lérez
    Lérez
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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.

Hatches & food

In Galicia's Atlantic trout rivers, resident browns feed through a spring build-up of olives and other up-wings into a long summer of caddis and small buzzers, with frequent spates and cool water keeping fish active; terrestrials from lush banks and meadows become important once levels settle and the banks green up.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

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

Why this score · for Sea Trout
  • Temperature8028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity1018% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity2812% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 31 July
  • Trout 1 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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At a glance

Lérez is a spate river in Galicia, Spain. Its recorded elevation is about 160 m above sea level and the catchment geology is granite. The river is described as roughly 60 km long. Our data lists brown trout and sea trout here. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 May to 31 July. The sea trout season is recorded as running from 1 May to 31 July. Best window recorded for anglers: May–July, especially for sea trout and lower-river migratory-fish windows; salmon are out of bounds. Core methods listed: wet fly; upstream nymph; dry fly. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Nearby waters in our listings include Río Verdugo at 8.0 km, Río Oitavén at 13 km and Río Umia at 17 km.