Lowland · Limestone · North West / Sligo

Garavogue River

The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.
Good · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 10-14
Goodlive now
A good day — worth the effort
Low and clear — careful approach country. Small, sparse flies, long leader, careful approach.
70% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Drowes
  • Water temp17.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascade10-14
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Drowes
Water temp17.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindNW 22 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent4.6 mm
Rain · ahead1.6 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
18°C est.ideal 10–14°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
Good — time of day is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
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
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Sea trout runRun
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1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
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2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
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2
1

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 2
  1. The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.
    The Garavogue River flowing through Sligo town past the Glasshouse.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature2630% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time10015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
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