Spate · Slate · Asturias–Galicia border, Spain

Río Suarón

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Short mountain tributary of the Eo near Vegadeo, draining slate country on the Asturias–Galicia border.

Marginal · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.37 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp16.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.37 m
lowspate
Water temp16.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindNE 15 km/h
Pressure1028 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead1.4 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
16°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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
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J
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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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Boundary-water rules may differ by bank and jurisdiction
  • Check the exact local regulations before fishing rather than assuming a simple Asturias-versus-Galicia split.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 1
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About this water

Short mountain tributary of the Eo near Vegadeo, draining slate country on the Asturias–Galicia border. Good wild trout habitat in the upper reaches.

  • Slate
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 50%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity11 × 12%1.3
Limiting factor: River is stable — Brown Trout prefers medium flow= 61
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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