Spate · Limestone · Asturias, Spain

Río Dobra

Río Dobra fishing venue photo
Good · Brown Trout
Ignita CDC · 16-20
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A proper day on the water
River steady at a fishable height. A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.60 mRising in the last 6h
  • Water temp17.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
IC
Ignita CDC16-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.60 m
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Water temp17.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.7 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
18°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
Good — water clarity is working for you, but river flow is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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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March BrownHatch
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3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca asturiana
  • En 2026 muchas aguas de trucha se extienden hasta el 15 de agosto, pero las zonas de salmón, las zonas de montaña, los tramos sin muerte y los tramos fronterizos pueden diferir
  • Consulta las normas locales de coto y tramo antes de pescar.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The stunning Dobra
    The stunning Dobra
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES139MAR000720

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 67 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature66 × 28%18.5
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Conditions total= 67
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.
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