Spate · Mixed · Asturias, Spain

Río Narcea

Río Narcea fishing venue photo
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.62 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp13.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.62 m
lowspate
Water temp13.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSW 7 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.7 mm

The nearest gauge is at Quinzanas. It doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 10–16°C
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How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
April and early May for fresh fish. Take the dropping stage 36 to 48 hours after rain clears — the Narcea holds colour long enough to work the swung fly through it.
Where
A succession of well-defined pools separated by rapids. Heads, tails, and the holding water below white water within your assigned coto. Colour turns this into a swung-fly river, not a sight river.
Method
Swung fly on sinking or intermediate, 1 to 1.5 inch tube through the heads, smaller through the tails. The Narcea takes well in dropping coloured water — fish it with conviction. Single barbless from 16 June. Cupo one per day, one per season as kill.
Kit
13 ft #8 double-hander for spate weeks; 10 ft #8 single when it drops. Sinking and intermediate lines, plus a floater. 12 to 15 lb fluoro.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Salmon run timing
2025 season

97 salmon declared to 15 July · 74.6% of regional total · trend: very_strong

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Large Brook DunHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Beats · 6
Consas · 2.4 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Puente de Soto de los Infantes to El Regueirón, 200m aguas abajo de la pasarela.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Puente de Soto de los Infantes
Downstream: El Regueirón, 200m aguas abajo de la pasarela
Consas beat map
Bárzana · 1.2 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Cabecera pozo La Peñina to Puente viejo de Bárzana.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Cabecera pozo La Peñina
Downstream: Puente viejo de Bárzana
Bárzana beat map
La Tea · 0.6 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Cabecera del pozo de Cuérragos to Cabecera del pozo El Condal.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Cabecera del pozo de Cuérragos
Downstream: Cabecera del pozo El Condal
La Tea beat map
Juan Castaño · 1.0 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Cola del pozo El Condal to Cola del pozo de la Poceta.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Cola del pozo El Condal
Downstream: Cola del pozo de la Poceta
Juan Castaño beat map
Llonga · 1.0 kmSorteo
Sorteo stretch — Cola del pozo de la Poceta to El Entralgo arroyo Cartabón.
Beat detail
Sorteo (lottery) permit required
Upstream: Cola del pozo de la Poceta
Downstream: El Entralgo arroyo Cartabón
Llonga beat map
Barzanielles · 1.2 kmFree Tue/Wed/Sat
Free Tue/Wed/Sat stretch — El Entralgo arroyo Cartabón to Cabecera del pozo el Sucón, 400 m aguas arriba del puente de Laneo.
Beat detail
Free on Tue/Wed/Sat, sorteo on other days
Upstream: El Entralgo arroyo Cartabón
Downstream: Cabecera del pozo el Sucón, 400 m aguas arriba del puente de Laneo
Barzanielles beat map
Beat map
Illustration · Studio Daisy
Beat map — illustrated schematic
Schematic guide to the main salmon cotos, pools and access sections. Verify against current coto details before fishing.
Permits & access
Day permit · price varies by zone
Sorteo
Allocated by annual lottery — visiting anglers should target free-day cotos (Tue/Wed/Sat) or club permits.
  • Sorteo (lottery) beat allocation via Federación Asturiana de Pesca
  • Licencia de pesca + permiso de coto required
  • For 2026, salmon cupo is 1 fish per day and 1 per season, of which only 1 may be killed
  • Check river-specific coto rules, vedados, and tackle restrictions before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Río Nalón
20 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Río Nonaya
4.0 km
Brown trout
Río Cubia
5.0 km
Brown trout
Río Pigüeña
15 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Río Esva (Canero system)
21 km
Brown trout · Sea trout · Salmon
Gallery · 7
  1. Where the Nalon and Narcea meet
    Where the Nalon and Narcea meet
  2. The Río Narcea threading through riparian forest at Corias near Cangas del Narcea, Asturias.
    Río Narcea at Corias
  3. Wide view of the Río Narcea near Quinzanas in the Pravia–Cornellana corridor.
    Río Narcea near Quinzanas
  4. The Río Narcea from the north bank near Quinzanas, Pravia, the full width of the river.
    Río Narcea at Pravia
  5. The Río Narcea flowing through Cornellana, Salas, Asturias.
    Río Narcea at Cornellana
  6. A second view of the Río Narcea at Cornellana, the open gravel-bed character.
    Río Narcea at Cornellana
  7. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES189MAR001660

Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow3025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time2515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon Troisième Saturday de April → 15 July

    2026 season: opens 18 April. Bag limit reduced to 1 fish per angler per year (was 2 per season). 60 minutes less daily fishing time. Cupo: 1 salmon per day, 1 per season (kill limit). Check river-specific coto rules, vedados, and tackle restrictions before fishing. Nalón-Narcea basin quota for 2026: 60 salmon total (max 25 in zona libre) — this basin has reached its 2026 quota, so salmon fishing here is catch-and-release only for the rest of the season.

  • Trout Troisième Sunday de March → 15 August
4 zones — different rules apply
  • Coto salmonero

    Main Narcea salmon cotos: Consas to Puente Quinzanas (El Texu, El Zarro, El Viso, Juan Castaño, La Bouza, Arenas, La Llonga, etc.)

    • Salmon: Troisième Saturday de April → 15 July · 1 per day, 2 per year (only 1 killable)
    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Troisième Sunday de May → 15 August
  • Coto parcial

    Mixed-access salmon cotos (Barzanielles, Puente Laneo, Carbajal)

    • Salmon: Troisième Saturday de April → 15 July
    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Troisième Sunday de May → 15 August
    TodayTuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: free accessFree accessFree
  • Zona libre

    Free-access stretches on the Narcea system

    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Troisième Sunday de March → 15 August
  • Zona libre sin muerte

    No-kill stretches on the Narcea

    • Sea trout: follows Trout
    • Trout: Troisième Sunday de March → 15 October

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Narcea — a major Asturian salmon and reo river. Reo run through summer on spate water. Asturian fishing hours are regulated by the regional schedule (night fishing restricted). Cotos may require catch-and-release for sea trout. Condition-sensitive; water height drives run timing.

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