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

Río Segura (headwaters)

Río Segura (headwaters) — ValledeRicote.RioSeguraenOjós

This is the Segura headwater country around Santiago-Pontones and Fuente Segura, the densest cluster of wild-trout cotos in Andalucía.

Today · Closed season
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.67 m
Lifting fast
Water temp10.1°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather16°C
WindN 11 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent3.4 mm
Rain · ahead7.2 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
10°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
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 32%
Also:Black Midge21%Autumn Needle Fly21%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Autumn Olive (Autumn Olive, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1

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.
  • 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 Borosa
33 km
0
Brown trout
Guadalquivir (upper / Cazorla headwaters)
35 km
0
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Río Madera (Bajo)
5.0 km
Brown trout
Río Zumeta
11 km
Brown trout
Upper Segura
18 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
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  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

This is the Segura headwater country around Santiago-Pontones and Fuente Segura, the densest cluster of wild-trout cotos in Andalucía. Sin muerte beats preserve native autóctona genetics alongside some managed rainbow water in the same upper system. Mountain limestone gorges, karst springs and compact pocket water define the character of this upper basin.

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

WFD classification · ES070MSPF001010101

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout durante los periodos hábiles (check current BOJA) → during the designated open period
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