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Noguera de Cardós

Noguera de Cardós 2

A classic Catalan Pyrenean trout river flowing south from the Aigüestortes-Pica d'Estats massif through the Vall de Cardós to join the Noguera Pallaresa near Llavorsí.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.39 m
Water temp8.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindN 7 km/h
Pressure1018 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 Brown Trout
Cool — slow
9°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
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 55%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly45%Black Midge40%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive (Autumn Olive, 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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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October 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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Catalan fishing licence required
  • Vall de Cardós ZPC and named beat rules apply, with method/season variation between high-mountain and low-mountain classes
  • Confirm the current Generalitat Plan de Pesca and ZPC permit conditions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Noguera Pallaresa
22 km
0
Brown trout
Río Segre
23 km
0
Brown trout
Río Flamisell
24 km
0
Brown trout
Catalan Pyrenees controlled zones
26 km
0
Brown trout
Río Segre
23 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Noguera de Cardós 2
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A classic Catalan Pyrenean trout river flowing south from the Aigüestortes-Pica d'Estats massif through the Vall de Cardós to join the Noguera Pallaresa near Llavorsí. Cold, clear freestone water of limestone-mountain character, holding wild native browns. The valley supports several controlled trout zones (ZPC) with technical pocket water and small-fly fishing. Snowmelt-dominated through May; summer can be excellent in the cool upper reaches. A good intermediate-to-advanced wild-trout destination.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature72 × 28%20.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 74
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
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout depends on Catalan zone class → depends on Catalan zone class
Related guides
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