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Noguera Pallaresa

Noguera Pallaresa — Lleida - Río Noguera Pallaresa - Embalse de Terradets
Poor · Brown Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. This is not the day to push it. Check the thermal advice above before you head out.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.80 mLast reading 8h ago
  • Water temp22.3°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.80 m
Last reading 8h ago
Water temp22.3°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather29°C
WindSW 5 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead9.3 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
22°C est.ideal 10–16°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 22.3°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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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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F
M
A
M
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Alpine RhithrogenaHatch
2
3
3
2
Sculpin / Baitfish (Rivers)Hatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large StoneflyHatch
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
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Se requiere licencia de pesca catalana, y muchos de los tramos más productivos son aguas controladas o gestionadas donde importan las normas por zona concreta
  • Consulta el sector exacto, el estado del permiso y la clasificación estacional antes de planificar la salida.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 22°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. Noguera Pallaresa — Lleida - Río Noguera Pallaresa - Embalse de Terradets
    Lleida - Río Noguera Pallaresa - Embalse de Terradets
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD ecological status High → Good corrected to EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP) classification for waterbody ES091MSPF645 (was a stale earlier-cycle value). Source: EEA WISE SWB_SurfaceWaterBody (discodata.eea.europa.eu), verified 2026-06-18.

WFD classification · ES091MSPF645

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 10 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature5 × 28%1.4
Flow55 × 22%12.1
Clarity15 × 18%2.7
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity42 × 12%5.0
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.3°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 35
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.
A drop and clear would lift the flow and clarity scores.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout check named border section or controlled zone → check named border section or controlled zone
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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