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Fishing spot

Rio Castro Laboreiro

Rio Castro Laboreiro is a river in Portugal's Melgaço municipality. The river flows cold from 700 m elevation, warming from 6.7 °C in January to 20.1 °C in August. Largemouth black bass peak from April to June with spinning or fly fishing.

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River

Fishing Forecast

Today · 21:00

· Night

Very poor 20

  • Air

  • Wind

  • Rain

  • Clouds 56%
  • Water

  • Moon

  • Fish activity

Today 4/11

Tomorrow 5/11

Friday 6/11

Saturday 7/11

Sunday 8/11

Monday 9/11

Tuesday 10/11

Fishing score

Fish activity

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Weather comfort

1 5

Weather

Moon

Forecast by Open-Meteo

Best lures for Rio Castro Laboreiro

Bring the following lures to this fishing spot for the best results.

  • Streamer
    Fly

    01

    Best for 2 species

    Streamer

    • Largemouth black bass
    • Brown trout

    A long fly that imitates baitfish and leeches.

  • Inline spinner
    Metal

    02

    Best for 2 species

    Inline spinner

    • Brown trout
    • Luciobarbus bocagei

    An inline spinner with a blade that flashes on a straight retrieve.

  • Soft worm
    Soft

    03

    Best for 1 species

    Soft worm

    • Largemouth black bass

    A long soft worm for Texas, wacky, and ned-style spinning.

How to fish Rio Castro Laboreiro

Place, water, species, best hours, and the months that matter at this fishing spot.

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Peak
  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active
  • Midday

    High sun

    Active
  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Active
  • Dusk

    Last light

    Peak
  • Night

    After dark

    Active

Average water temperature

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

When to fish

01
January
02
February
03
March
04
April
05
May
06
June
07
July
08
August
09
September
10
October
11 Now
November
12
December