Spate · Granite · Galicia (Pontevedra

Río Tea

A lower-Miño tributary draining the Condado country between Mondariz and Salvaterra.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity4012% weight
Conditions
Level
0.36 m
Water temp
10.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
14°C
Wind
W 12 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1019 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
3.2 mm
Light rain · next 48h

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

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
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
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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.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician licence required
  • Lower-Miño coto rules apply
  • Salmon fishing prohibited (Xunta 2026 emergency decree).
Directions
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About this water

A lower-Miño tributary draining the Condado country between Mondariz and Salvaterra. The Tea has been one of Galicia's classic salmon tributaries historically, but the 2026 Galician salmon closure rules it out as a legal salmon target. It remains a fine wild brown trout river and one of the more reliable Pontevedra sea-trout (reo) systems in the lower reaches. Granite freestone character, slower-clearing than Lugo schist water but with a steady fishing window once the dropping stage sets in.

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

Salmon: Banned (2026) — Galicia 2026 salmon closure — Xunta emergency decree.

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