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

Embalse de Alsa

Embalse de Alsa terrain map
Fair · Trout
Foam Beetle · 14-18
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
45% confidence
limited data

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindSW 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Foam Beetle
Foam Beetle14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
SW 4 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp16°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
92% 10-yr norm
Dropping
86% full
About normal
-5 ptsvs seasonal norm
-4 ptsvs last year
-4 ptsthis week
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 F-Fly (Black) (18-22) 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 F-Fly (Black) (18-22) on a As per local method. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

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

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
1
2
1
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
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
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
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