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Río Ouro

Río Ouro — Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013

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

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.66 mLifting fast
  • Water temp15.5°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.66 m
Lifting fast
Water temp15.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather18°C
WindW 19 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent13.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.4 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
16°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
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
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
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12 km
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22 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Suarón
30 km
Brown trout
Río Sor
32 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Eo
38 km
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Ouro — Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013
    Desembocadura do río Ouro 21IX2013
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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

Hatches & food

In Galicia's Atlantic trout rivers, resident browns feed through a spring build-up of olives and other up-wings into a long summer of caddis and small buzzers, with frequent spates and cool water keeping fish active; terrestrials from lush banks and meadows become important once levels settle and the banks green up.

  • Slate
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 45%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Limiting factor: Water is very coloured — too coloured for Brown Trout= 65
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
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