Spate · Granite · Extremadura / Cáceres (La Vera, Sierra de Gredos)

Garganta Mayor / Pedro Chate system

Garganta Mayor / Pedro Chate system terrain map
Poor · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
Closed season
Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas
  • Water temp22.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas
Water temp22.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather34°C
WindSW 13 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantas. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
23°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
Water at 22.9°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

Hatch predictions

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Yellow SallyHatch
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3
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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 de Extremadura
  • Estos tramos de trucha sin muerte son solo señuelo artificial con un único anzuelo sin muerte (sin arpón); los límites exactos del tramo y su categoría deben consultarse en la orden regional vigente y sus anexos.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 23°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature2 × 28%0.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity55 × 12%6.6
Limiting factor: Water temperature (22.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 59
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Río Jerte & Valle del Jerte gargantasproxy
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.
Directions
Seasons & zones
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