Tailwater · Mixed · Castilla y León / Salamanca (below Alba de Tormes)

Río Tormes — Villagonzalo II (Hucho)

Río Tormes — Villagonzalo II (Hucho) terrain map
Terrain map

Villagonzalo II is the only coto in Spain where hucho hucho (Danube salmon) can be legally targeted — a nearly 3 km stretch of the Tormes downstream of the trout beats.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature7528% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity4012% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
8.6°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
8°C
Wind
SW 6 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 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 brown trout
When
Through the Castilla y León trout season. The Villagonzalo II beat fishes the lower Tormes — cooler than the Salamanca-end water but warmer than the Gredos headwaters.
Where
Villagonzalo II beat through the lower river. Pool tails, riffle heads, and the seams behind boulders.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The Tormes runs clear granite water — long leader, fine tippet, careful approach.
Kit
9 ft #4 — Spanish granite spate default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 lb fluoro. Studded boots — granite cobble runs slick.
Why this works
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (40).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Summer River MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León fishing licence + specific Villagonzalo II coto permit required
  • The Junta identifies this as the unique legal hucho coto in Spain
  • Rules may differ from the adjacent trout beats — verify the annual order
  • Conservation rules apply; the hucho population is maintained by managed releases.
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About this water

Villagonzalo II is the only coto in Spain where hucho hucho (Danube salmon) can be legally targeted — a nearly 3 km stretch of the Tormes downstream of the trout beats. The Tormes hucho population originates from introductions beginning in 1968, with the present stock maintained by periodic releases concentrated in this section. The Castilla y León species guide describes hucho as a fish of large, flowing middle-river sections — fundamentally piscivorous, holding in deeper, more substantial water than trout. This is not delicate fly fishing; it is predator fishing in salmonid water.

  • Mixed
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