Spate · Granite · Galicia (Ourense

Río Limia

Río Limia terrain map

A separate basin to the Miño, draining from the Xinzo de Limia plain south into Portugal where it becomes the Lima.

Good · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.08 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp17.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.08 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp17.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.2 mm
Rain · ahead1.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
18°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 · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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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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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician licence required
  • Some sections inside the Peneda-Gerês transfrontier protected area have additional restrictions — check before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Arnoia
22 km
Brown trout
Alto Rabagão
29 km
Brown trout
Lima (Upper Reaches)
30 km
66
Brown trout
Minho (Upper System)
34 km
Brown trout
Cávado (Upper / Gerês)
37 km
Brown trout
About this water

A separate basin to the Miño, draining from the Xinzo de Limia plain south into Portugal where it becomes the Lima. The Galician section is wild brown trout water through the Baixa Limia and into the Peneda-Gerês transfrontier protected area. Two gauging points — Xinzo for the headwater plain and Ponteliñares for the gorge — frame the fishable Galician reach. Best fished in May and June in the middle gorge sections.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 73 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature66 × 28%18.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time50 × 13%6.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 73
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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