Freestone · Granite · Castilla y León / Ávila (upper Alberche headwaters)

Río Alberche

Río Alberche — 000309 - Río Alberche
Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.24 mLast reading 5h ago
  • Water temp23.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.24 m
Last reading 5h ago
Water temp23.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather32°C
WindS 12 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.8 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
Warm — slow
23°C est.ideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Water at 23°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills brown trout. Do not fish for them today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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 · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Blue Winged OliveHatch
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Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
GrannomHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León fishing licence required on the Ávila side
  • Check the exact upper Alberche tramo in the official visor before travel rather than assuming one simple Gredos permit model.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 23°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature2 × 28%0.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Limiting factor: Water temperature (23°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 55
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 21 March31 July
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