Freestone · Sandstone · Latvia / Kurzeme, LV

Irbe

Sandy river bank with pine forest reflected in the Irbe river, Latvia
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · size 8–10 doubles, barbless
Closed season
Season reopens 15 August. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level1.39 mLast reading 21h ago
  • Water temp17.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascadesize 8–10 doubles, barbless
Salmon coverage when a stray Atlantic salmon shows on the Irbe spring run.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.39 m
Last reading 21h ago
Water temp17.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindS 8 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

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.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Blue-winged oliveMost likely
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
  • Anglers curse mayfliesAlso possibleLower confidence
    #20–22 · Spinner
    Go tiny: 20-22 spent spinner, single fly, long tippet.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6pm

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate 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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GrannomHatch
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Evening SedgeHatch
2
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
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1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
BO
Black Over Yellow Tube
tube 2–6cm, single trailer barbless · Swing
Strong outline contrast for peat-stained or variable-light water without going fully fluorescent.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General fishing card plus any local or licensed-sector permit required
  • Check current rules before travel because the public source base is still lighter here than for Gauja or Salaca.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 1
Venta
67 km
0
Sea trout · Salmon · Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Sandy river bank with pine forest reflected in the Irbe river, Latvia
    The Irbe river, Kurzeme, Latvia
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature2930% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time3015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout check current local rules → check current local rules

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Related guides
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