Stillwater · Granite · Castilla y León / Salamanca (Arribes del Duero), ES

Embalse de Aldeadávila

Embalse de Aldeadávila — 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇪🇺 Presa de Aldeadávila (Castilla y León, España, 27-2-2025)
Good · Pike
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4) · 8–10
Goodlive now
Summer pike — dawn and dusk topwater
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
72% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindS 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
LP
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4)8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Calm
S 4 km/h
N
S
from the south
WaveFlat calm
Water temp13.6°C
Air temp12°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1021 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
94% 10-yr norm
Steady
90% full
High & steady
-3 ptsvs seasonal norm
-7 ptsvs last year
-1 ptsthis week
Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are ambush-feeding from weed cover. Fry and small perch concentrate in the warm shallows, drawing pike in during low-light periods. Mid-day pike retreat to deeper weed channels.
Where
Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.
The plan
Plan A

Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed.

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

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 with Pro.

Start free trial

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

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
Pike fly box
LP
Large pike streamer / baitfish (2/0–4)Top
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
HW
Heavily weighted baitfish for deep work (1/0–4)
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
OB
Olive/black woolly bugger (6–10)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León licence required (Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero); note the Portuguese border — fish the Spanish side under Spanish rules
  • Barbel protected during spawning
  • Wels catfish and zander are invasive in the Duero — retention and handling rules apply; check current regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 2
Gallery · 2
  1. Embalse de Aldeadávila — 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇪🇺 Presa de Aldeadávila (Castilla y León, España, 27-2-2025)
    🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇪🇺 Presa de Aldeadávila (Castilla y León, España, 27-2-2025)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Reservoir near full — settled fish across plenty of holding water.
Related guides
Booking & contacts