Spate · Peat · West / Mayo, IE

Owenmore (Erris)

Photo of Owenmore (Erris)
Today · Closed season
Bibio
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Bibio
Bibio
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp14.5°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindN 37 km/h
Pressure997 hPa
Rain · recent6.8 mm
Rain · ahead6.1 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
15°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.
Likely species
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12:00

12:00(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 74%
Also:Reed Smut53%Autumn Dun36%Cinnamon Sedge30%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

Peak activity at 12:00 — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
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 · Atlantic Salmon
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Remote Erris Peninsula, Co
  • Limited access — check locally
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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0
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Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
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Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Photo of Owenmore (Erris)
    Owenmore (Erris) — image via Wikipedia (Owenmore River (County Mayo))
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: High
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD code normalized 2026-06-18: IE_WE_33O040050 → IEWE_33O040050 (EPA national format → EEA WISE euSurfaceWaterBodyCode; same water body, now joinable to WISE). Status confirmed against EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu. | Prior note: EPA WFD 2019-2024 — Owenmore (Mayo), Erris: High status. Corrected 2026-06-18 from IEWE_33G400250 (a tributary/wrong river). Source: EPA Ireland WFD 2019-2024 classification (catchments.ie / EDEN).

EPA (Ireland) · IEWE_33O040050

Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time4015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 January → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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