Spate · Slate · O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia

Río Ouro

Río Ouro terrain map
Terrain map

Short north-coast Galician river around O Valadouro and Foz.

Prime · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.77 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp16.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.77 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp16.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindNE 16 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent0.6 mm
Rain · ahead3.2 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
16°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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March BrownHatch
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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician fishing licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
About this water

Short north-coast Galician river around O Valadouro and Foz. Fast-response trout water with a compact coastal catchment.

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The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 82 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity42 × 12%5.0
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
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