Spate · Granite · Galicia

Tambre

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The Tambre is a heritage salmon river flowing to the Noia ría, but salmon are now depleted and out of bounds.

Species

A good day — worth the effort

Low and clear — careful approach country. Small and bright, long leader, careful approach.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for sea trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for sea trout
  • Temperature8528% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Prey Activity3112% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.5°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
10°C
Wind
S 8 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.2 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.9 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for sea trout
When
Reo season 1 May to 31 July — short, rainfall-dependent window. Fish enter on a rising tide and rain; June and July catches peak. Stocks in documented decline — local guidance is essential.
Where
Lower Tambre reaches and the Noia estuary. Pool tails and tidal margins where reo settle on the run.
Method
Across-and-down on a floating line with small wets — Medicine, Stoat's Tail, small Bibio. Fish the rising tide and the dropping water after rain. Treat the Tambre as a heritage fishery — release with care.
Kit
10 ft #6/7, floating line, 8 lb fluoro tippet. Spare leader on a wrist spool. Galician fishing licence with migratory species fee where applicable.
Why this works
Good conditions. Temperature is favourable (85), Prey activity is weakest (31). ⏰ Sea trout become most active after dark, but this stretch closes at 20:25 — before that window fully opens. Fish hard in the last legal hour: overcast skies and warm evenings can bring fish on early even in fading light.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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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.

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician fishing licence required
  • Additional coto or tramo permit may be needed depending on the beat
  • Check current Xunta rules before travel; salmon heritage does not make salmon a legal target.
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About this water

The Tambre is a heritage salmon river flowing to the Noia ría, but salmon are now depleted and out of bounds. Its present practical value is as a granite spate river with brown trout in the steeper upper water and sea trout in the lower river and estuarine reaches. The 8-hour response time makes it attractive after rainfall, and the river still carries real migratory-fish atmosphere even though active salmon fishing should not be part of trip planning.

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

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Reo (Galician sea trout) present in lower Tambre reaches. Salmon banned 2026. Sea trout are a secondary quarry on this heritage salmon river — present and occasionally taken but not a reliable primary target. Local knowledge essential.

Salmon: Heritage only (2026) — Salmon fishing banned in Galicia by 2026 Xunta decree. Heritage salmon river — not a salmon fishing destination.

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