Spate · Granite · East / Wicklow

Avonbeg River

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A granite Wicklow tributary that comes down to join the Avonmore at the Meeting of the Waters.

Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Derry Water
  • Water temp17.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Derry Water
Water temp17.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindSE 18 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead12.6 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
17.6°Cideal 1016°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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Large StoneflyHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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About this water

A granite Wicklow tributary that comes down to join the Avonmore at the Meeting of the Waters. It is mainly a spawning stream, which tells you most of what you need to know — the trout are small, averaging half a pound with the odd one to twelve ounces — but they are wild and willing. Heavily overgrown in places, so keep the tackle small and light and your expectations the same. Riparian-owner water; enquire locally.

  • Granite
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 72 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature64 × 28%17.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity55 × 12%6.6
Conditions total= 72
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowproxy via Derry Waterproxy
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout15 March → 30 September
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