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Río Magro

Río magro en Algemesí

A Júcar tributary draining the Requena-Utiel plateau in inland Valencia province — wine country rather than classic trout ground.

Today · About as good as it gets
Greenwell's Spider
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
Greenwell's Spider
Greenwell's Spider
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
0.1 m³/s
Water temp15.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather25°C
WindN 12 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Barbel
Cool — slow
16°C est.ideal 16–24°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Barbel
When
Spring and autumn
Where
A Júcar tributary draining the Requena-Utiel plateau in inland Valencia province — wine country rather than classic trout ground.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Damselflies & dragonflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 85%
Also:Pale Watery58%Cinnamon Sedge53%Flying Ants51%
Peak emergence window10 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Reed Smut (Reed Smut, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.

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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 · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Barbel fly box
WN
weighted nymphsTop
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
ST
streamers
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad Valenciana fishing licence required
  • Not a trout destination — check current CV coarse-fishing rules for the exact stretch.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Río Tuéjar
32 km
83
Brown trout · Barbel
Río Júcar (Tramo Bajo — Valencia)
59 km
Barbel
Gallery · 2
  1. Río magro en Algemesí
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A Júcar tributary draining the Requena-Utiel plateau in inland Valencia province — wine country rather than classic trout ground. Warmer and more coarse-leaning than the Cabriel or Júcar headwaters, holding barbel through most of its length with limited trout interest.

  • Limestone
The full read · show the working · for Barbel · confidence 65%
Perfect · river comfort — temperature and flow led
Water temperatureWater temp 14.3°C — comfortable.
FlowStable flow — fishable but not the prime trigger.
LightSun on the water — favoured for sight-fishing and warming.
SeasonPrime month for this species.
Water clarityWater clarity clear — read accordingly for barbel.
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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