Spots

Species

Season

Size

Hotspots

Difficulty

Abundance

Pollution

Mouth until Ponte de Lima

Brown Trout

1st Marçh till 31st July

Average

24 cm

(Trophy)

Pools

Tributaries (Trovela, Estorãos, etc.)

Deep runs

Average

(ETAR’s - Ponte de Lima and Ponte da Barca)

Ponte de Lima until River Vez mouth

Brown Trout

1st Marçh till 31st July

Average

25 cm

(Trophy)

Pools

Runs

Banks with trees

Tributaries (Vez, Cabrão, Labruja)

Average to low

(ETAR - Ponte da Barca)

River Vez mouth until Touvedo Dam

Brown Trout

1st March till 31st July

Average

22 cm

(Trophy)

Pools

Runs

Tributaries (Vade)

Low

Personal experience

• Average bag: 2 - 4 trout.

• Catches of several brown trout over 1 kg.

• Loss of 3 kg salmon (broke the line).

• Observation of several sea trout weighing over 1 kg.

Recommended lures

• Mepps Aglia nº 1, 2 e 3.

• Super Vibrax nº 2 e 3.

• Rapala CD nº 3, 5 e 7.

• Rapala F nº 7.

• Salmo Hornet nº 3.

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