Spate · Mixed · Valle de Salazar, Navarra

Río Salazar

Río Salazar NS
Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.33 mLast reading 59 min ago
  • Water temp13.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.33 m
Last reading 59 min ago
Water temp13.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindNE 5 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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
13°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.
Likely species
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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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Trout seasonSeason
1
1
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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gobierno de Navarra fishing licence required
  • Many stretches are sin muerte (no-kill), but the exact tramo and permit structure should be checked in the current official Navarra calendar and coto system.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Veral
27 km
81
Brown trout
Río Irati
8.0 km
0
Brown trout
Río Areta
14 km
0
Brown trout
Río Urrobi
19 km
0
Brown trout
Río Erro
26 km
0
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Río Salazar NS
  2. Terrain map of the venue
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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity51 × 12%6.1
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 30 June

    CAUTION: Eska–Salazar basin appears on Navarra's standing list of seven RSS basins but is NOT listed in the 2026 permit allocation breakdown. Do not assume open ordinary RSS access without checking tramo-specific rules first. If accessible, all catch-and-release.

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