Stillwater · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid / Sierra Norte (lower Lozoya system)

Embalse de El Atazar

Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
Poor · Pike
White baitfish streamer · 8–10
Not the day for it
Glassy and bright — hard work without a breeze. Glassy, bright, slow. Save it for an evening rise.
5% confidence
low-confidence read — verify locally

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindN 4 km/hCalm
Today's fly
WB
White baitfish streamer8–10
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Calm
N 4 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveFlat calm
Water temp—
Air temp21°C
CloudClear
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
┄ 79% 10-yr norm
▬ Steady
74% full
About normal
▼-5 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-14 ptsvs last year
▼-1 ptsthis week
How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike here are a non-native invasive. High summer fishes poorly, and where catch-and-release is legal warm-water release mortality is high; elsewhere the official advice is to remove any pike caught from the water rather than return it. Defer until water cools below 19°C.
Where
Water at 21.3°C — too warm to target pike today: poor sport, and where catch-and-release is legal (designated pre-2007 waters) warm water makes released fish die. Where it isn't, the official advice is to remove any fish caught from the water rather than return it. Either way, wait for cooler water.
The plan
Plan A

Water at 21.3°C — too warm to target pike today: poor sport, and where catch-and-release is legal (designated pre-2007 waters) warm water makes released fish die. Where it isn't, the official advice is to remove any fish caught from the water rather than return it. Either way, wait for cooler water.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Pike fly box
WB
White baitfish streamerTop
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad de Madrid licence required
  • Check the current accessible shoreline — water-level changes can isolate bank access points and reveal or submerge bays
  • No fishing in the buffer zones around the dam infrastructure.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
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23 km
Brown trout
Río Lozoya (cotos & tramos)
34 km
Brown trout
Upper Río Manzanares (La Pedriza)
39 km
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Gallery · 2
  1. Embalse de El Atazar — 006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
    006539 - Embalse de El Atazar
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • summer conditions with clear skies and calm wind.
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