Spate · Mixed · South West / Kerry

Cashen

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Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Ally's Shrimp · 8-12
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. The thermal advice above stands. Rest this water for the species today.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.13 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp19.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Ally's Shrimp
Ally's Shrimp8-12
From the river-specific salmon pack.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Falling
1.13 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp19.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindN 15 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead2.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
19.5°Cideal 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
Water at 19.5°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
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2
2
2
2
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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
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • IFI rod licence (RoI)
  • Estuary beats managed; day tickets available
  • Tidal — check Dingle Bay tide table; plan around falling tide.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 19.5°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 2
  1. River Feale as seen in Summer 2005 at Finuge crossing linking Finuge to Killocrim, near Listowel, Kerry, Ireland.
    River Feale as seen in Summer 2005 at Finuge crossing linking Finuge to Killocrim, near Listowel, Kerry, Ireland.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Good
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1030% weight
  • Flow8525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time2515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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