Stillwater · Mixed · Extremadura / Badajoz, ES

Embalse de Cíjara

Ground-level photograph of Cíjara reservoir on the Guadiana with calm water reflecting oak woodland.
Good · Carp
Hi-viz beetle · 10–12
Goodlive now
Summer carp — prime fly-fishing conditions
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
78% confidence
What moved it
  • WindE 3 km/hCalm
Today's fly
HV
Hi-viz beetle10–12
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
E 3 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp16.9°C
Air temp16°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Reservoir levelas of 24 Aug
┄ 38% 10-yr norm
▼ Dropping
78% full
High & steady
▲+40 ptsvs seasonal norm
▲+12 ptsvs last year
▼-3 ptsthis week
Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
How to fish it · for Carp
When
Carp are highly active in warm water, feeding confidently on the surface and in the shallows. This is the golden window for fly fishing — visible fish, aggressive feeding, surface takes. Dawn and dusk are magic.
Where
Peak season for carp on the fly. Early mornings and evenings are best — carp cruise the margins, surface-feed, and tail in shallows. This is pure sight-fishing: walk, spot, stalk, cast. Keep low, tread softly, wear drab clothing. 5-6wt rod, 15ft fluorocarbon leader for sub-surface; floating line for surface. Have both a bread fly and a nymph rigged and ready.
The plan
Plan A

Peak season for carp on the fly. Early mornings and evenings are best — carp cruise the margins, surface-feed, and tail in shallows. This is pure sight-fishing: walk, spot, stalk, cast. Keep low, tread softly, wear drab clothing. 5-6wt rod, 15ft fluorocarbon leader for sub-surface; floating line for surface. Have both a bread fly and a nymph rigged and ready.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Carp fly box
HV
Hi-viz beetle
10–12 · Terrestrial
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
SO
Small olive/brown streamer
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Extremadura fishing licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A good match for Embalse de Cíjara — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 2
Embalse de La Serena
51 km
Barbel · Carp
Embalse de Orellana
58 km
Barbel · Carp · Pike
Gallery · 2
  1. Ground-level photograph of Cíjara reservoir on the Guadiana with calm water reflecting oak woodland.
    Embalse de Cíjara, Guadiana
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (mixed) suits the fishery well.
  • Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
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Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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