Limestone · East / Kildare, IE

Rye Water

Rye Water venue image
Tomorrow · Closed season
G&H Sedge
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
G&H Sedge
G&H Sedge
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.32 m
Water temp12.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather10°C
WindN 31 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent3.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 18:00

12:00(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 52%
Also:Daddy Long Legs40%Autumn Needle Fly39%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost8 food groups active

Peak activity at 18:00 — Caperer (Caperer, Weather boost)

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

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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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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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Leixlip & District Angling Association manages the Sandford's Bridge → Leixlip Aqueduct stretch — day tickets from Leixlip Amenities Centre, Collinstown
  • Carton Estate / Maynooth reach has patchy riparian access
  • State rod licence required for salmon/sea trout.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity75 × 12%9.0
Conditions total= 86
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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