Freestone · Limestone · Catalonia (Pallars Sobirà)

Noguera de Cardós

Noguera de Cardós venue image

A classic Catalan Pyrenean trout river flowing south from the Aigüestortes-Pica d'Estats massif through the Vall de Cardós to join the Noguera Pallaresa near Llavorsí.

Prime · Brown Trout
Perdigón · 14-18
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About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.42 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp16.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Perdigón
Perdigón14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.42 m
Last reading 3h ago
Water temp16.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent19.7 mm
Rain · ahead7.5 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°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
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water clarity particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
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2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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.
  • Catalan fishing licence required
  • Vall de Cardós ZPC and named beat rules apply, with method/season variation between high-mountain and low-mountain classes
  • Confirm the current Generalitat Plan de Pesca and ZPC permit conditions before travel.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Río Segre
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Río Flamisell
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A classic Catalan Pyrenean trout river flowing south from the Aigüestortes-Pica d'Estats massif through the Vall de Cardós to join the Noguera Pallaresa near Llavorsí. Cold, clear freestone water of limestone-mountain character, holding wild native browns. The valley supports several controlled trout zones (ZPC) with technical pocket water and small-fly fishing. Snowmelt-dominated through May; summer can be excellent in the cool upper reaches. A good intermediate-to-advanced wild-trout destination.

  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature79 × 28%22.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout depends on Catalan zone class → depends on Catalan zone class
Related guides
Pyrenees PlaybookSpanish riversEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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