Spate · Granite · Extremadura / Cáceres (La Vera, Sierra de Gredos)

Garganta Mayor / Pedro Chate system

Garganta Mayor venue image

The main stream system of central La Vera, flowing south from the Sierra de Gredos through Jarandilla de la Vera, Cuacos de Yuste, and Jaraíz de la Vera.

Poor · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14–18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas
  • Water temp6.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14–18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas
Water temp6.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindSW 9 km/h
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent51.3 mm
Rain · ahead54.8 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
6°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.
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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Late March BrownHatch
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Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Olive UprightHatch
2
3
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.
  • Extremadura fishing licence required
  • These trout no-kill stretches are artificial-only with a single barbless hook; exact tramo limits and category should be checked in the current regional order and annexes.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas
7.0 km
0
Brown trout
La Vera gargantas (Alardos, Minchones, Gualtaminos, Vadillo, Cuartos)
9.0 km
0
Brown trout
Río Ambroz
30 km
0
Brown trout
Río Tormes (upper — Sierra de Gredos)
45 km
0
Brown trout
Río Tiétar
45 km
0
Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Four sin muerte tramos: the upper Pedro Chate (from Lago de Jaraíz dam wall to Molino de los Mínguez), the Jaranda–Pedro Chate reach (Puente Jaranda to road EX-392), the middle Pedro Chate (confluence with Garganta de Cuacos to junction with Garganta Jaranda), and Garganta de Cuacos (Puente Nuevo to Puente de Valfrío). Granitic gorge water with pools, cascades, and fast pocket runs. Wild brown trout, catch-and-release, barbless single-hook artificial bait only. Season: 3rd Sunday of March to 31 July. Technical wade-and-hop fishing with tight-line nymphing and small dries.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature41 × 28%11.5
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity37 × 12%4.4
Conditions total= 58
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantasproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3rd Sunday of March → 31 July
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Garganta Mayor / Pedro Chate system is a spate river in Extremadura / Cáceres (La Vera, Sierra de Gredos), Spain. Its recorded elevation is about 576 m above sea level and the catchment geology is granite. The river is described as roughly 20 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 3rd Sunday of March to 31 July. Best window recorded for anglers: Late March to 31 July, with the most practical fishing usually from April to June as flows settle. Core methods listed: dry fly; small nymph. Nearby waters in our listings include Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas at 7.0 km, La Vera gargantas (Alardos, Minchones, Gualtaminos, Vadillo, Cuartos) at 9.0 km and Río Ambroz at 30 km.