Stillwater · Granite · Galicia / Lugo (Ribeira Sacra, río Miño)

Embalse de Belesar

Embalse de Belesar terrain map
Good · Carp
Foam beetle (10–12) · 10–12
Goodlive now
Summer carp — prime fly-fishing conditions
Good wave on — drift country. Drift fishing weather — three flies on a long leader.
68% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindN 21 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Foam beetle (10–12)
Foam beetle (10–12)10–12
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
N 21 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp—
Air temp20°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
┄ 62% 10-yr norm
▼ Dropping
48% full
Low & dropping
▼-14 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-27 ptsvs last year
▼-2 ptsthis week
Drawdown in progress. Margins exposing — fish moving deeper. Try the dam end on the drop.
How to fish it · for Carp
When
Carp are highly active in warm water, feeding confidently on the surface and in the shallows. This is the golden window for fly fishing — visible fish, aggressive feeding, surface takes. Dawn and dusk are magic.
Where
Peak season for carp on the fly. Early mornings and evenings are best — carp cruise the margins, surface-feed, and tail in shallows. This is pure sight-fishing: walk, spot, stalk, cast. Keep low, tread softly, wear drab clothing. 5-6wt rod, 15ft fluorocarbon leader for sub-surface; floating line for surface. Have both a bread fly and a nymph rigged and ready.
The plan
Plan A

Peak season for carp on the fly. Early mornings and evenings are best — carp cruise the margins, surface-feed, and tail in shallows. This is pure sight-fishing: walk, spot, stalk, cast. Keep low, tread softly, wear drab clothing. 5-6wt rod, 15ft fluorocarbon leader for sub-surface; floating line for surface. Have both a bread fly and a nymph rigged and ready.

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.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

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
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Carp fly box
BD
Bread / dough fly (8–10)
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
SC
Small crayfish pattern (8–10)
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Galicia licence required; the Belesar special-regime reservoir sections are fishable year-round — check the annual Xunta de Galicia pesca order for sections and limits
  • Pike is an introduced predator with its own rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
65%
Cloud70%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Río Cabe
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Neira
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Río Sarria
30 km
Brown trout
Río Furelos
40 km
Brown trout
Río Lor
42 km
Brown trout
Why this score
  • summer conditions with mixed skies and breezy wind.
  • Drawdown in progress. Margins exposing — fish moving deeper. Try the dam end on the drop.
Related guides
Big Stillwater Playbookreservoir tacticsReservoir Entomologymatching the hatchThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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