Freestone · Limestone · Andalucía / Jaén (Sierra de Segura)

Río Segura (headwaters)

Río Segura (headwaters) terrain map
Terrain map

Canonical upper Segura headwater row for the Santiago-Pontones / Fuente Segura area.

Fair · Rainbow Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Fairlive now
A side-water session, not the main event
River lifting fast on the rain. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
65% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.60 mLifting fast
  • Water temp14.8°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.60 m
Lifting fast
Water temp14.8°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather17°C
WindS 8 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for rainbow trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for rainbow 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 — water temperature is working for you, but time of day 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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F
M
A
M
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N
D
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence plus trout surcharge required
  • Named cotos in the upper Segura system can have their own allocations and beat-level rules, so confirm the current BOJA order and local permit conditions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Madera (Bajo)
5.0 km
Brown trout
Río Zumeta
11 km
Brown trout
Upper Segura
18 km
Brown trout
Río Borosa
33 km
Brown trout
Guadalquivir (upper / Cazorla headwaters)
35 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
About this water

Canonical upper Segura headwater row for the Santiago-Pontones / Fuente Segura area. This is the densest cluster of wild-trout cotos in Andalucía, with sin muerte beats preserving native autóctona genetics and some managed rainbow water in the same upper system. Mountain limestone gorges, karst springs, and compact pocket water make this the main Segura headwater planning row rather than splitting the same upper basin into overlapping entries.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES070MSPF001010101

The full read · show the working · for rainbow trout · confidence 65%
How the 64 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity42 × 12%5.0
Conditions total= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Troutdurante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
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