Lowland · Mixed · North West / Donegal

River Erne (Ballyshannon)

Wide, calm tidal waters of the River Erne estuary at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland, under a moody dusk sky.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia River Owenea
  • Water temp17.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via River Owenea
Water temp17.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather20°C
WindS 14 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead4.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 1014°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Updated 21 hours ago

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Salmon runRun
Sea trout runRun
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2
2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
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2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Wide, calm tidal waters of the River Erne estuary at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland, under a moody dusk sky.
    BALLYSHANNON
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3330% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time10015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 March30 SeptemberClosed
  • Sea trout 1 March30 September
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