Stillwater · Limestone · Castilla y León / León (Picos de Europa)

Embalse de Riaño

Embalse de Riaño terrain map
Fair · Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
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Reasonable summer fishing likely at Embalse de Riaño
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
53% confidence

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindN 12 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
N 12 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp21°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
┄ 57% 10-yr norm
▼ Dropping
54% full
About normal
▼-3 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-4 ptsvs last year
▼-4 ptsthis week
How to fish it · for Trout
When
Late spring through early summer once the water warms; mornings and evenings in high summer. Trout open from late March under the Castilla y León order.
Where
Start with Klinkhammer (14-18) on a As per local method. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Klinkhammer (14-18) on a As per local method. As evening approaches, switch to dries or emergers if you see surface activity.

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
2
3
3
3
2

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.
  • Castilla y León licence + AREC permit required (Riaño AREC, Esla; permits via the Riaño tourist office or the regional federation)
  • 25 cm minimum size, 5 trout/day
  • Boat navigation needs the Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero registration
  • Pike present is a non-native predator with its own handling rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Río Cardaño
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0
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Río Orza
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Brown trout
Río Yuso
7.0 km
Brown trout
Río Remolina
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Brown trout
Embalse de Camporredondo
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Brown trout
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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