Spate · Granite · East / Wicklow

River Dargle (Tinnehinch Fishery)

The River Dargle flowing through a green park in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, with the Wicklow Mountains in the background.
Marginal · Brown Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.52 m
  • Water temp18.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.52 m
Water temp18.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather21°C
WindNE 16 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
18.3°Cideal 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
Water at 18.3°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

Hatch predictions

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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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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Sea trout runRun
Trout seasonSeason
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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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Tinnehinch Fishery — fly-only, ~1 mile from Tinnehinch Bridge downstream to the top of the Dargle Glen gorge
  • Evening tickets traditionally available
  • Book direct with Hugh Duff, Tinnehinch House, Enniskerry (+353 1 286 8652) — flyfishingwicklow.com
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 18.3°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Dargle flowing through a green park in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, with the Wicklow Mountains in the background.
    River Dargle - Bray Town In County Wicklow (Ireland)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 38 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature51 × 28%14.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 71
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 May → 30 SeptemberClosed
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
Related guides
ConnemaraIrish fishingEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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