Spate · Granite · Galicia (A Coruña

Río Sar

A short but historically important Ulla tributary running south from Santiago de Compostela through Brión and Padrón to join the parent river just above the Arousa estuary.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

90% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity5712% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
12.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
18°C
Wind
SW 15 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
2.5 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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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Sea trout runRun
1
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
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.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician licence required
  • Padrón coto allocation applies on the reo beats.
Directions
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About this water

A short but historically important Ulla tributary running south from Santiago de Compostela through Brión and Padrón to join the parent river just above the Arousa estuary. The Sar carries the name of Rosalía de Castro's poetry collection — "Follas Novas" — and is one of Galicia's classic sea-trout systems despite its modest length. Granite freestone water with lowland sections in the middle reaches. Reo run into the lower river around Padrón from July onwards.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 May → 31 July
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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