Freestone · Mixed · Western Pyrenees, Navarra

Río Aragón

Río Aragón terrain map
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Main western Pyrenean Ebro tributary crossing Aragón into Navarra.

Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp22.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp22.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather22°C
WindNE 4 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Through the Navarrese trout season. Spring olives April through May; sedges through summer; small dark flies into the autumn close.
Where
Pool tails and the seams behind boulders through the upper Aragón valley. Pyrenean piedmont character — clear water, classic Iberian wild brown trout water.
Method
Upstream dry to risers; dry-dropper through the riffles. The Aragón runs clear Pyrenean water — long leader, fine tippet.
Kit
9 ft #4 — French freestone default. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 to 5 lb fluoro. Studded boots.
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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
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Trout seasonSeason
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1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
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1
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gobierno de Navarra fishing licence required
  • Yesa reservoir regulates flow downstream, and the exact tramo and permit structure should be checked in the current official Navarra calendar before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
About this water

Main western Pyrenean Ebro tributary crossing Aragón into Navarra. Key trout reaches sit around Yesa and the pre-Pyrenean corridor, where bigger-water nymphing and caddis-driven dry-fly windows define the main trout interest.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature4 × 28%1.1
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity44 × 12%5.3
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.4°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 51
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
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
  • Trout1 May → 30 June

    The Aragón straddles Navarra and Aragón communities. Upper sections (Jaca area) may follow Aragonese regulations. Navarran sections fall under RSS rules — all catch-and-release, daily basin permit required. Below Yesa reservoir the river changes character: regulated tailwater flow. Check tramo-specific status for the exact stretch.

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