Spate · Granite · West / Connemara

Culfin River

The Culfin River flowing through Connemara countryside, County Galway, Ireland.
Marginal · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 10-14
Marginallive now
Marginal — persistence required
River lifting fast on the rain. A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Erriff
  • Water temp18.7°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascade10-14
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Erriff
Water temp18.7°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindNW 22 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent11.2 mm
Rain · ahead5.4 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Erriff. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 1014°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 18.7°C — above the atlantic salmon caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
What's coming
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5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 1
Water here around 19°C — probably warm enough to stress Atlantic Salmon . These are likely cooler.
Gallery · 2
  1. The Culfin River flowing through Connemara countryside, County Galway, Ireland.
    The Culfin River, County Galway.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1730% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time5015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February30 September
  • Sea trout 1 June30 September
  • Trout 15 February30 September
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