Freestone · Limestone · Catalonia, ES

Muga

La Muga des del Pont Vell de Castelló d'Empúries - P1130598

The Muga flows near the French border as the northernmost Catalan river.

Poor · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10–14
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Flow0.3 m³/sLast reading 6h ago
  • Water temp12.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10–14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
0.3 m³/s
Last reading 6h ago
Water temp12.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindE 6 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent19.0 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 Brown Trout
Ideal
13°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.
Likely species
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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
1
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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Catalan fishing licence required
  • Controlled trout waters may require a ZPC permit, and legal dates differ between low-mountain, high-mountain, with-kill, and no-kill sectors, so check the current Generalitat rules for the exact zone.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
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    Terrain map
About this water

Limestone karst geology produces clear, alkaline freestone water with strong wild-trout genetics. One protected salmonid zone alongside managed stocking sections provides diverse fishing options.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status Bad → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES100MSPF2200030 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES100MSPF2200030

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity46 × 12%5.5
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March → 30 August
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Muga is a freestone river in Catalonia, Spain. Its recorded elevation is about 87 m above sea level and the catchment geology is limestone. The river is described as roughly 65 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 21 March to 30 August. Core methods listed: dry fly; small nymph; czech nymphing. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Boadella d'Empordà (upper fishery below dam, CALC001389) + Embassament Darnius Boadella sortida (dam release, CALC000088) + Castelló d'Empúries (lower estuary, CALC001100)”. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Nearby waters in our listings include Tech at 34 km, Fluvià at 44 km and Ter at 52 km.