Stillwater · Granite · Aragón, ES

Pyrenean Ibones (high-mountain lakes)

The Ibones de Anayet, twin glacial lakes below Pico Anayet in the Aragonese Pyrenees.
Fair · Trout
Grasshopper Pattern · 10-14
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
49% confidence
limited data

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindSW 10 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Grasshopper Pattern
Grasshopper Pattern10-14
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
SW 10 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp19.0°C
Air temp19°C
CloudClear
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftSW wind
North-eastern end

A south-westerly has held for 6 hours at much the same temperature as the 19°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the north-eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
July–September, with the core window set by late opening, altitude, and ice-off
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

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

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

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
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F
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A
M
J
J
A
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O
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Flying AntsHatch
1
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Aragón fishing licence required
  • High-altitude ibones often have later openings and water-specific conservation rules, so check the exact lake status before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Ibones de Anayet, twin glacial lakes below Pico Anayet in the Aragonese Pyrenees.
    Ibones de Anayet
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 July30 September
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