Mountain Freestone · Granite · Castilla y León / Ávila (Tormes tributary), ES

Zapardiel de la Ribera

Zapardiel de la Ribera venue image

Sin muerte Tormes tributary on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Gredos.

Prime · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Tormes (upper — Sierra de Gredos)
  • Water temp16.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Tormes (upper — Sierra de Gredos)
Water temp16.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindSE 8 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.1 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Tormes (upper — Sierra de Gredos). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
16°C est.ideal 1016°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
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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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
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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2
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1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
GrannomHatch
1
1

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.
  • Castilla y León licence required
  • Sin muerte (C&R) with barbless single hooks
  • Check annual Junta order for exact tramo dates.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Sin muerte Tormes tributary on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Gredos. Small granite mountain stream with wild brown trout of Iberian lineage. A companion water to the Coto de Zapardiel de la Ribera on the main Tormes.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature98 × 28%27.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Tormes (upper — Sierra de Gredos)proxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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