Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río Cubia

Grado - río Cubia
Marginal · Brown Trout
Small Chironomid · 22-24
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
Low and clear — careful approach country. Cover and shadow are doing the work today.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.20 mLast reading 47 min ago
  • Water temp15.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SC
Small Chironomid22-24
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.20 m
lowspate
Water temp15.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindNE 5 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.7 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
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–16°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
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but river flow is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · October highlighted
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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
SC
Small ChironomidTop
22-24 · Pattern
Upstream dry, on top
Beats · 1
Llantrales · 3.3 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — Puente Agüera to Llantrales escuela.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: Puente Agüera
Downstream: Llantrales escuela
Llantrales beat map
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required
  • In 2026 many trout waters run to 15 August, but salmon zones, mountain zones, tramos sin muerte, and border stretches can differ
  • Check local coto and tramo rules before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Grado - río Cubia
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES175MAR001440

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 55%
How the 30 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow15 × 22%3.3
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity18 × 12%2.2
Limiting factor: River is stable — Brown Trout prefers medium flow= 64
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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