Spate · Limestone · Asturias, Spain

Río Bedón

Río Bedón fishing venue photo
Marginal · Brown Trout
Ignita CDC · 16-20
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.27 mLast reading 10h ago
  • Water temp19.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
IC
Ignita CDC16-20
Upstream dry, on top
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.27 m
lowspate
Water temp19.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather23°C
WindN 12 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.9 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
19°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 19.3°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
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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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Yellow SallyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Beats · 2
Rales · 2.4 kmC&R trout
C&R trout stretch — Puente de Rales to Puente de San Martín.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, all fish returned
Upstream: Puente de Rales
Downstream: Puente de San Martín
Rales beat map
San Antolín · 1.8 kmTrout permit
Trout permit stretch — Puente de San Martín to Puente viejo de San Antolín.
Beat detail
Daily permit required, keep within bag limits
Upstream: Puente de San Martín
Downstream: Puente viejo de San Antolín
San Antolín beat map
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Asturian fishing licence required
  • In 2026 many trout waters run to 15 August, but salmon zones, mountain zones, tramos sin muerte, and border stretches can differ
  • Check local coto and tramo rules before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 3
Water here around 19°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 2
  1. Plage de San Antolín à l'embouchure du rio Bedón
    Plage de San Antolín à l'embouchure du rio Bedón
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · ES018MSPFES133MAR000640

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 32 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature35 × 28%9.8
Flow40 × 22%8.8
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Conditions total= 55
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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