Stillwater · Mixed · Cantabria / valle del Saja (Torina), ES

Embalse de Alsa

Embalse de Alsa venue image
Fair · Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
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Reasonable autumn fishing likely at Embalse de Alsa
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
56% confidence

This is peak season for Embalse de Alsa, though today's conditions aren't quite ideal. Worth fishing — the timing is right even if the weather isn't perfect.

What moved it
  • WindN 7 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 13 km/h
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 13 km/h
N 7 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp9.8°C
Air temp18°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1028 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Reservoir levelas of 5 Oct
┄ 85% 10-yr norm
82% full
About normal
▼-4 ptsvs seasonal norm
▬0 ptsvs last year
▬—building 7-day trend
How to fish it · for Trout
When
Spring through summer; the bigger fish often come early and late in the day.
Where
Start with CDC Emerger (16-20) on a As per local method. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with CDC Emerger (16-20) on a As per local method. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 4 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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
Fly box · Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cantabria licence required; check the annual normativa for size limits, quotas and any seasonal closures on this reservoir
  • Atlantic salmon and barbel are also present — salmon are protected and seasonal.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
77%
Cloud100%
Wind100%
Temp25%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
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