La trout fishing It is one of the most entertaining to do in the river waters of Asturias. When the season opens, the fisherman finds several ideal spaces to do his practice in a prolific and enjoyable way.
Let's review these lines where to do good trout fishing and let's take an overview of the species and fishing techniques.
Trout Overview
- Fish of the salmoninae subfamily.
- They are generally found in cold, crystalline and well-oxygenated waters of rivers and lakes throughout the Principality of Asturias.
- In general, we talk about sizes that do not exceed 50 centimeters and 2 kilos in weight.
- The minimum sizes for fishing in Asturias are concentrated between 19 centimeters. However, on certain dates the size changes to 20 or 24 centimeters.
- The prisoners are called to the species of trout that migrate to the sea and are also considered within the fishing dates and seasons.
- It is one of the most appreciated species for sport fishing, due to its struggle when faced with a hook.
- They are also highly sought after for their gastronomic and nutritional value.
Trout fishing areas in Asturias
Es possible to fish trout in all the basins of the autonomous community, especially in the high mountain free areas and much more specifically in the trout reserves of the entire community.
Let's review some of the spaces suitable for trout fishing in Asturias and let's take a closer look at one of the rivers that runs through the community, the Cares, which is excellent for casting in trout season.
Trout preserves in Asturias
La trout season, like that of salmon, can vary, but is generally starts in mid-March and ends in July. Each basin has its preserves and these have the fishing regime with or without death. Examples of these are:
- Navia Basin. The sections of the rivers suitable for fishing, such as the Navia, Agueira or hey, have a traditional fishing regime.
- In the Narcea-Nlón Basin There are many stretches for trout fishing, the traditional ones being:
- on the Alba River
- lena river
- aller river
- Teverga River
- Narcea River
- In the Sella basin, on the contrary, some of its preserves are of regime without death, like the sections of the river Put or Piloña.
- In the coastal basin in the rivers Purón, Bedón, Negro and Portia You can also fish in both types of fishing in a pleasant and prolific way.
Trout fishing in the Cares river as it passes through Asturias
It turns out a good space for trout fishing from birth. This is something very characteristic of the area, since, as observed in the previous section, there are many rivers and tributaries where the presence of trout and others such as salmon and sea trout are prolific, despite the deterioration along the the years.
