Spate · Granite · East / Wicklow, IE

Avonbeg River

The Avonbeg River flowing below Glenmalure valley in County Wicklow, Ireland
Prime · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Derry Water
  • Water temp14.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Derry Water
Water temp14.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSW 21 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent4.8 mm
Rain · ahead2.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°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 temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 14 Uhr

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
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3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Avonbeg River flowing below Glenmalure valley in County Wicklow, Ireland
    The Avonbeg River below Glenmalure, County Wicklow
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 89 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity77 × 12%9.2
Conditions total= 89
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Derry Waterproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 30 September
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