Spate · Granite · East / Wicklow, IE

River Avonmore

River Avonmore — Viaduct in Avondale

Wicklow granite spate river with wild brown trout.

Today · Closed season
Bibio
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Bibio
Bibio
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Slaney
Water temp14.8°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather14°C
WindN 37 km/h
Pressure1004 hPa
Rain · recent9.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°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 · todayPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 72%
Also:Reed Smut53%Autumn Dun36%Cinnamon Sedge30%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

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

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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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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3
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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
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. River Avonmore — Viaduct in Avondale
    Viaduct in Avondale
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Wicklow granite spate river with wild brown trout. Flows through wooded Avondale valley. Good dry fly and nymph water when conditions allow.

Hatches & food

EPA kick-sample monitoring on the Avonmore confirms mayflies, stoneflies, a strong caddis assemblage, chironomids and blackflies, plus freshwater shrimp are all present in the river, pointing to a well-fed freestone rather than any single dominant hatch.

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The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity60 × 12%7.2
Conditions total= 81
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Slaneyproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 30 September
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