Stillwater · Granite · Comunidad de Madrid (west

Embalse de Valmayor

Panoramic view of Embalse de Valmayor reservoir with the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains in the background
Poor · Pike
Small carp bug · 14–16
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.
5% confidence
low-confidence read — verify locally

Peak season here starts around September — worth planning ahead.

What moved it
  • WindN 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
SC
Small carp bug14–16
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
N 9 km/h
N
N
from the north
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp22°C
CloudClear
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Reservoir levelas of 10 Aug
┄ 68% 10-yr norm
▼ Dropping
73% full
About normal
▲+5 ptsvs seasonal norm
▼-10 ptsvs last year
▼-2 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 22.3°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 22.3°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.

Either bank or boat

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

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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A
M
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J
A
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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 carp bugTop
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Comunidad de Madrid licence required
  • Verify current access points and any temporary closures — Valmayor is a supply reservoir with managed shoreline access.
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.

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Embalse de San Juan
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Upper Río Manzanares (La Pedriza)
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Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Panoramic view of Embalse de Valmayor reservoir with the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains in the background
    Embalse de Valmayor, with the Sierra de Guadarrama beyond
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
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