Spate · Granite · Galicia (A Coruña

Río Xubia

Río Xubia terrain map
Terrain map

A Ferrolterra river falling from the Sierra de la Loba through San Sadurniño to the Ría de Ferrol.

Species

Prime conditions — go now

Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover the water properly, fish each lie once.

90% confidence in this read
Water temperature for sea trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for sea trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time10013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity5112% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
11.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
16°C
Wind
W 23 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1018 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.1 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
6.0 mm
Light rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for sea trout
When
From dusk into the first half of the night.
Where
Deeper pools and slower glides · hold water and current seams.
Method
Fish dark patterns on a sink-tip or lightly sunk line, especially near structure.
Kit
10 ft #6/7 rod, floating line with a sink-tip option, 8–10 lb fluoro tippet for the swing.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better. ⏰ Sea trout become most active after dark, but this stretch closes at 20:44 — before that window fully opens. Fish hard in the last legal hour: overcast skies and warm evenings can bring fish on early even in fading light.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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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.
Directions
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About this water

A Ferrolterra river falling from the Sierra de la Loba through San Sadurniño to the Ría de Ferrol. The Xubia is a granite spate river with steady flows and good cover — partially canopied, with classic pool-and-riffle structure. Wild brown trout throughout the middle and upper reaches; sea trout running into the lower river around Neda from July onwards. Less famous than the southern Galician reo systems but well-regarded by local anglers.

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