Spate · Granite · Galicia (Ourense

Río Limia

Río Limia terrain map
Terrain map

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

Species

About as good as it gets

River steady at a fishable height. About as fair as it ever gets — go properly.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity4212% weight
Conditions
Level
0.49 m
Water temp
10.5°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
15°C
Wind
SW 13 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

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
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
M
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M
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Trout seasonSeason
1
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.

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.
Directions
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
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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