Stillwater · Granite · Castilla y León / Salamanca (upper Tormes)

Embalse de Santa Teresa

Embalse de Santa Teresa venue image
Poor · Pike
Foam beetle (12–14) · 10–12
Not the day for it
Good wave on — drift country. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
20% confidence
low-confidence read — verify locally

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindSE 6 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Foam beetle (12–14)
Foam beetle (12–14)10–12
Fish it tight to the bank on warm, breezy days.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SE 6 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp20°C
CloudClear
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
67% 10-yr norm
Dropping
65% full
About normal
-1 ptsvs seasonal norm
-6 ptsvs last year
-7 ptsthis week
How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are ambush-feeding from weed cover. Fry and small perch concentrate in the warm shallows, drawing pike in during low-light periods. Mid-day pike retreat to deeper weed channels.
Where
Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed. Welfare note: Water at 19.8°C — warm for pike. Fish dawn or dusk only. As a non-native invasive, handle by local rules: return one only where catch-and-release is legally permitted; elsewhere the official advice is to remove it from the water rather than return it.
The plan
Plan A

Summer pike on the fly. Fish early (first light) and late (last hour) when pike push shallow to feed. Topwater is king — poppers and gurglers over weed beds. Mid-day fish hold deep in weed channels. Take a break during the heat of the day. Use a 9-10wt rod with a stiff butt for turning big fish away from weed. Welfare note: Water at 19.8°C — warm for pike. Fish dawn or dusk only. As a non-native invasive, handle by local rules: return one only where catch-and-release is legally permitted; elsewhere the official advice is to remove it from the water rather than return it.

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.

Either bank or boat

Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
SC
Small crayfish pattern (8–10)
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Castilla y León licence required (Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero)
  • Barbel, boga and cacho are protected during spawning — check current dates and any zero-bag rules
  • Wels catfish is invasive: there are handling/retention rules and the species should never be moved to other waters.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
66%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
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    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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