Spate · Granite · Extremadura, ES

Sierra de Gata rivers

Robledillo de Gata - Piscinas

Network of small granite mountain streams in the Sierra de Gata; official trout no-kill sectors; single barbless artificial only.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Elk Hair Caddis
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Río Ambroz
Water temp16.1°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather18°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent19.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Ambroz. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
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
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 6pm

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 52%
Also:Cinnamon Sedge33%Pale Watery24%Flying Ants21%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost9 food groups active

Peak activity at 6pm — Evening Sedge (Evening Sedge, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.

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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
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
1
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
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
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About this water

Network of small granite mountain streams in the Sierra de Gata; official trout no-kill sectors; single barbless artificial only.

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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature59 × 28%16.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity69 × 12%8.3
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Ambrozproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 3rd Sunday of March → 31 July
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