Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río Nonaya

Cascada del Nonaya venue image
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The Nonaya meets the Narcea near Cornellana, smaller and quieter than the famous river it joins.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

River steady at a fishable height. A patient day. Fish the cover and stay with it.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature5228% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3012% weight
Conditions
Level
0.65 m
Water temp
7.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
10°C
Wind
S 5 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Rain · 48h
2.9 mm
Light rain
Rain · ahead
2.9 mm
Light 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
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (30).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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A
M
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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.

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Beats · 1
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required
  • Proximity to Narcea salmon cotos — check beat boundaries.
Directions
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About this water

The Nonaya meets the Narcea near Cornellana, smaller and quieter than the famous river it joins. Fishing it feels like stepping off a busy road into a field — the same countryside, a different pace. Wild browns in clear water, the kind of tributary that the Narcea angler passes on the way to their beat and occasionally wishes they'd stopped at instead.

Under the surface

The Nonaya is a smaller tributary in the Nalón system, slate-fed and spate-responsive. The upper reaches show pure slate character in step-pool confines; the descent is rapid. The water remains amber-toned throughout. The Nonaya maintains its steep spate character throughout its reach. The available pools are secondary to the river's responsive descent. The wading demands respect throughout.

Wading: Wet quartzite slabs in gorge reaches

  • Mixed
  • Mixed
  • Step pool
  • Plane bed
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