Lowland · Mixed · Co. Antrim / Lough Neagh Tributaries

Six Mile Water

The Six Mile Water river running through autumn trees near Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Prime · Brown Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.08 m
  • Water temp16.5°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.08 m
Water temp16.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 18 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.3 mm
Rain · ahead2.6 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water clarity particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
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2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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20 km
29
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Killylane Reservoir
23 km
Brown trout
Hillsborough Lake
23 km
Rainbow trout
Lower South Woodburn Reservoir
24 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The Six Mile Water river running through autumn trees near Antrim, Northern Ireland.
    Autumn on the Six Mile Water at Antrim, County Antrim.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 82 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature88 × 28%24.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 82
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 31 October
Related guides
ConnemaraIrish fishingEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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