Spate · Schist Metamorphic · Andalucía / Granada (Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras)

Río Trevélez

Río Trevélez fishing venue photo
Editorial photo

Damian Rafferty

Canonical Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras headwater row for the Trevélez system.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

55% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature3328% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time4513% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity1912% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
5.8°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
6°C
Wind
NE 2 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
17.1 mm
Moderate 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
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (19).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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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 · 3
  1. Venue photo
  2. Venue photo
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Junta de Andalucía licence required
  • On Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras headwaters, confirm the exact open stretch, coto status, and any National Park or local restrictions before travel.
Directions
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About this water

Canonical Sierra Nevada / Alpujarras headwater row for the Trevélez system. Snow-fed metamorphic geology (schist/phyllite), steep pocket water, and a compressed post-snowmelt season make it fundamentally different from the Cazorla limestone cotos. Use this row as the model for the highest Andalusian trout water rather than treating it with the same longer warm-season logic as the Jaén limestone rivers.

  • Schist metamorphic
Seasons & zones
  • TroutMay shoulder / June core window (practical) → July shoulder, conditions permitting
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