Freestone · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (Sierra de Guadarrama), ES

Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos)

Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos) — Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya

The Lozoya drops from the Sierra de Guadarrama's southern slopes into a deep, granite-walled valley that models chalk-stream precision in mountain form.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.09 mLast reading 29 min ago
  • Water temp19.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.09 m
Last reading 29 min ago
Water temp19.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather23°C
WindSE 6 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead10.9 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
20°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Through the Madrid trout season. Spring olives April through May; summer sedges; sin muerte stretches extend into autumn. The Lozoya runs cold from the Guadarrama; reservoir releases keep the river cool through summer warm.
Where
Cotos and tramos through the upper Lozoya valley below the dams. Pool tails and the seams behind granite boulders. Sierra-de-Guadarrama character.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The water reads clear — long leader, fine tippet, careful approach.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Castilian default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Why this works
Water at 19.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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2
1
Large Dark OliveHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
GrannomHatch
1
1

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.
  • Comunidad de Madrid fishing licence required
  • Lozoya trout fishing is governed by coto permits, CyS corridor rules, and TPE-specific conditions rather than any generic National Park permit model, so check the exact section before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 20°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos) — Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya
    Pasarela roja sobre el rio Lozoya
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Lozoya drops from the Sierra de Guadarrama's southern slopes into a deep, granite-walled valley that models chalk-stream precision in mountain form. Three managed cotos—Angostura (Coto I, May to July), Rascafría (Coto II, April onwards), and Alameda (Coto III, March onwards)—offer catch-and-release water with structured access, though all close Thursdays. For walk-up fishing without a coto permit, the CyS corridor between Cotos II and III provides legitimate angler relief, though space is limited. TPE I (Riosequillo, Tue/Wed/Sat fishing with mandatory reporting) serves as an experimental alternative. Cold, clear freestone with technical runs and pocket water demands dry fly and tight-line nymphing; wild brown populations reward precision presentation with barbless single hooks and thoughtful wading.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES030MSPF0450010

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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
  • Trout 2nd Sunday of March3rd Sunday of July
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