Spate · Mixed · South West / Kerry-Limerick, IE

Feale

A beach seine net worked for salmon on the River Feale, County Kerry, 1975.
Marginal · Atlantic Salmon
Ally's Shrimp · 8-12
Marginallive now
Marginal — persistence required
River lifting fast on the rain. A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
85% confidence
What moved it
  • Level2.45 mLifting fast
  • Water temp18.7°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Ally's Shrimp
Ally's Shrimp8-12
From the river-specific salmon pack.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
2.45 m
Lifting fast
Water temp18.7°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather15°C
WindNW 12 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.5 mm
Rain · ahead4.4 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
18.7°Cideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Spring fish from late February; grilse from late May; main run summer. Kerry spate river — fast response, fish 12 to 18 hours after rain.
Where
Beats from Listowel down through to the tidal limit at the Cashen. Heads, tails, and named lies.
Method
Small doubles 10 to 12 across-and-down on a floating line; small tubes on a sink-tip in spring water. Catch-and-release encouraged across most Irish salmon water.
Kit
10 ft #7 single-hander on the smaller spate rivers; 11 ft switch where the river opens out. Floating line plus light sink-tip. 10 to 12 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 18.7°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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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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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • North Kerry river
  • Mixed access — club and private
  • Listowel and Abbeyfeale areas
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 18.7°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 4
  1. A beach seine net worked for salmon on the River Feale, County Kerry, 1975.
    Salmon netting on the River Feale, 1975
  2. Traditional beach seine net fishing for salmon on the River Feale, County Kerry, 1975.
    Salmon seine on the River Feale, 1975
  3. The River Feale at Finuge crossing near Listowel, County Kerry, in summer.
    River Feale at Finuge Crossing
  4. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

EPA (Ireland) · IESH_23F010310

The full read · show the working · for Atlantic Salmon · confidence 85%
How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightMedium Ideal0.0
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftNot Applicable0.0
Water temperatureCool To Moderate0.0
Time in seasonOpening Period0.0
ClarityClearing0.0
Hydrology base0.0
Legal gate: Unknown Check Local Rules
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 March → 30 SeptemberC&R

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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