Freestone · Limestone · Aragón, ES

Veral

Veral — Huesca (provincia), rápidos 1993 02

A limestone river flowing through the Ansó valley with clear, alkaline freestone character.

Poor · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10–14
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.31 mLast reading 13 min ago
  • Water temp10.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10–14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.31 m
Last reading 13 min ago
Water temp10.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindSE 12 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent17.5 mm
Rain · ahead25.2 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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2
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
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.
  • Aragón fishing licence required
  • Named cotos, social cotos, and special high-mountain sections can have different dates, permit allocations, and method rules, so check the current Aragón plan for the exact beat.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Veral — Huesca (provincia), rápidos 1993 02
    Huesca (provincia), rápidos 1993 02
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Compact catchment produces fast spate response. Alpine meadows and limestone geology create pristine habitat. Wild brown trout respond to careful presentation in technical pocket water.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status High → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES091MSPF520 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES091MSPF520

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity66 × 12%7.9
Conditions total= 87
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout third Saturday of March → 15 October
Related guides
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Veral is a freestone river in Aragón, Spain. Its recorded elevation is about 856 m above sea level and the catchment geology is limestone. The river is described as roughly 32 km long. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from third Saturday of March to 15 October. Core methods listed: dry fly; small nymph; czech nymphing. Level and flow data for this water is linked from the gauge “Veral-Zuriza (upper, A080) + Veral-Biniés (lower, A062)”. Its Water Framework Directive ecological status is recorded as good. Nearby waters in our listings include Aragón Subordán at 7.0 km, Pyrenean Ibones (high-mountain lakes) at 20 km and Río Salazar at 27 km.