Spate · Mixed · South East / Wexford

River Bann (Wexford)

River Bann (Wexford) terrain map

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

Marginal · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Marginallive now
Slow going — pick your moments
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Slaney
  • Water temp19.9°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 temp19.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather15°C
WindNW 9 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 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°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.
Why this works
Water at 19.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Updated 6 hours ago

Through the year
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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
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 20°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
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.

Hatches & food

A fast, overgrown granite-influenced Slaney tributary with sparse upwings but good stoneflies and sedges; chiefly a summer sea-trout river where night sedges and terrestrials drive the feeding.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 28 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Conditions total= 60
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Slaneyproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
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.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 10 March → 31 August

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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