Water at 37.6°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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
- Extremadura fishing licence required
- Warm-water reservoir rules and species-specific restrictions should be checked in the current regional order; do not assume a simple generic predator-fishery model.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Orellana reservoir and dam 
Orellana dam 
Embalse de Orellana from the air 
Embalse de Orellana 
Orellana reservoir beach Terrain map
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.
Embalse de Orellana
Water at 37.6°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.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
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Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 2 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
- Extremadura fishing licence required
- Warm-water reservoir rules and species-specific restrictions should be checked in the current regional order; do not assume a simple generic predator-fishery model.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Orellana reservoir and dam Orellana dam Embalse de Orellana from the air Embalse de Orellana Orellana reservoir beach Terrain map
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- High temperatures may push fish deeper and reduce surface activity.