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Río Verdugo

Río Verdugo — Cruce de ríos

A Pontevedra river falling from the Serra do Suído to the head of the Ría de Vigo at Pontesampaio.

Good · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level2.02 mLast reading 21h ago
  • Water temp17.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
2.02 m
Last reading 21h ago
Water temp17.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindE 11 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.2 mm
Rain · ahead6.4 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galician licence required
  • Verdugo is a classic Pontevedra reo system — check Soutomaior coto rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. Río Verdugo — Cruce de ríos
    Cruce de ríos
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A Pontevedra river falling from the Serra do Suído to the head of the Ría de Vigo at Pontesampaio. The Verdugo is one of Galicia's classic sea-trout (reo) systems — granite freestone water, partial canopy, with the lower reaches around Soutomaior and Ponte Caldelas holding the running fish. Wild brown trout throughout the middle and upper river. Best fished in May and June for trout, with reo interest building from July after summer rain.

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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature74 × 28%20.7
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 May → 31 July
  • Trout1 May → 31 July
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