Spate · Mixed · South East / Wexford

River Bann (Wexford)

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A fast, overgrown Slaney tributary rising on Croghan Mountain and running west of Gorey through Camolin.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River steady at a fishable height. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Slaney
  • Water temp20.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Slaney
Water temp20.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindE 17 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead6.4 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
20.9°Cideal 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.
Why this works
⚠️ Water at 20.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise poor — water clarity is in the right range.
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Hatch predictions

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

Ranked for today
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 20.9°C. Nothing cooler within range.
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About this water

A fast, overgrown Slaney tributary rising on Croghan Mountain and running west of Gorey through Camolin. It is chiefly a sea-trout river, and the best of it lies below Camolin from mid-July to late August; there are small wild brown trout besides, and the occasional salmon to surprise you. Fly-only from the railway bridge to the Slaney confluence from 1 May onward.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 22 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature15 × 28%4.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity52 × 12%6.2
Limiting factor: Water temperature (20.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 59
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowproxy via Slaneyproxy
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
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout10 March → 31 August
Related guides
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