Stillwater · Granite · Aragón

Pyrenean Ibones (high-mountain lakes)

The Ibones de Anayet, twin glacial lakes below Pico Anayet in the Aragonese Pyrenees.
Fair · Trout
Klinkhammer · 14-18
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Hard work without breeze. Look for the dimples.
49% confidence
limited data

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindE 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
Klinkhammer
Klinkhammer14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
E 4 km/h
N
E
from the east
WaveFlat calm
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
July–September, with the core window set by late opening, altitude, and ice-off
Where
With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.
The plan
Plan A

With limited drift, anchor or fish static from sheltered positions. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. In the calm, a single dry fly or a slowly-fished nymph tends to out-fish an active retrieve.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

Flat calm suits bank fishing near features — points, weed beds, and inflows where fish patrol.

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
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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.
  • Aragón fishing licence required
  • High-altitude ibones often have later openings and water-specific conservation rules, so check the exact lake status before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
86%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Pyrenean Ibones (high-mountain lakes) — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Ibones de Anayet, twin glacial lakes below Pico Anayet in the Aragonese Pyrenees.
    Ibones de Anayet
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 July30 September
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Booking & contacts