Lowland · Limestone · South / Limerick, IE

River Maigue

River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.43 mLast reading 4h ago
  • Water temp15.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.43 m
Last reading 4h ago
Water temp15.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindW 26 km/h
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent3.2 mm
Rain · ahead3.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
15.0°Cideal 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.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11 Uhr

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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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Salmon runRun
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
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Gallery · 2
  1. River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
    River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberClosed
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
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