Freestone · Limestone · Aragón, ES

Ara

The Ara River rushing through a rocky gorge lined with autumn-coloured trees in the Aragonese Pyrenees, Huesca.
Good · Brown Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10-14
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.21 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp17.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.21 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp17.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindSW 14 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
Warm — slow
18°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
Good — water clarity is right today, though water temperature could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

Hatch predictions

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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 · August highlighted
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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. The Ara River rushing through a rocky gorge lined with autumn-coloured trees in the Aragonese Pyrenees, Huesca.
    The Ara River in the Aragonese Pyrenees
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES091MSPF761

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 73 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature51 × 28%14.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 73
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout check named Aragón coto or free sectioncheck named Aragón coto or free section
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