Lowland · Mixed · Belfast / Lagan Valley, GB-NIR

River Lagan — Shaw's Bridge

The River Lagan flowing past Shaw's Bridge on the edge of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Marginal · Atlantic Salmon
Marginal — persistence required
River lifting fast on the rain. A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
40% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Six Mile Water
  • Water temp12.6°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Six Mile Water
Water temp12.6°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather14°C
WindW 32 km/h
Pressure1004 hPa
Rain · recent9.2 mm
Rain · ahead1.2 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Why this works
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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 · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Large Cinnamon SedgeHatch
2
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2

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

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
River Shimna
38 km
30
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Six Mile Water
20 km
Brown trout · Dollaghan
River Lagan
22 km
Brown trout
River Cusher
38 km
Brown trout
River Maine
40 km
Brown trout · Dollaghan
Gallery · 2
  1. The River Lagan flowing past Shaw's Bridge on the edge of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    The River Lagan at Shaw's Bridge, Belfast.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow8025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time1515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 31 October
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