Spate · Granite · West / Mayo, IE

Burrishoole

Burrishoole venue image

Marine Institute research fishery near Newport, Mayo — one of the most studied salmon and sea trout rivers in Europe.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Wickham's Fancy
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Wickham's Fancy
Wickham's Fancy
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Owenmore at Owenmore Bridge (Erriff system)
Water temp12.2°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindN 23 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent9.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.9 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Owenmore at Owenmore Bridge (Erriff system). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 6am

12pm(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 33%
Also:Pond Olive30%
Weather boost7 food groups active

Peak activity at 6am — Daddy Long Legs (Daddy Long Legs, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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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 · October highlighted
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Salmon runRun
Heather FlyHatch
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2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
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2
Claret DunHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Marine Institute research fishery — rod access is managed
  • Check with Marine Institute Newport
  • Important scientific monitoring site
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Marine Institute research fishery near Newport, Mayo — one of the most studied salmon and sea trout rivers in Europe. Fish traps at Loughs Furnace and Feeagh count every migrating fish, providing critical data on wild salmon stocks. A short river between lakes with immediate responsibility to science. Grilse from June; sea trout from May. Fish it methodically understanding its research purpose. The Newport House beats offer historic sport. Salmon angling here is closed for 2026 under the conservation regulations; check Inland Fisheries Ireland for the current status. Atlantic salmon and sea trout are managed under IFI's Wild Salmon & Sea Trout Tagging Scheme — many rivers are catch-and-release and harvest is allowed only where a confirmed surplus exists, so check the river's current status before fishing.

Hatches & food

EPA monitoring of the Burrishoole's Srahmore reach records mayflies (Serratella ignita), stoneflies (Leuctra), caddis (Limnephilidae), chironomids and gammarus present. The record is sparse and presence-only from kick sampling, with no indication of emergence timing or a visible hatch.

  • Lough system
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD code normalized 2026-06-18: IE_WE_32S020100 → IEWE_32S020100 (EPA national format → EEA WISE euSurfaceWaterBodyCode; same water body, now joinable to WISE). Status confirmed against EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu. | Prior note: EPA WFD 2019-2024 — Srahmore / Burrishoole system, Newport: Good status. Corrected 2026-06-18 from IEWE_32O020100 (a tributary/wrong river). Source: EPA Ireland WFD 2019-2024 classification (catchments.ie / EDEN).

EPA (Ireland) · IEWE_32S020100

The full read · show the working · for Atlantic Salmon · confidence 75%
How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightMedium Ideal0.0
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftNot Applicable0.0
Water temperatureCool To Moderate0.0
Time in seasonOpening Period0.0
ClarityClearing0.0
Hydrology base0.0
Legal gate: Closed Out Of Season
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Owenmore at Owenmore Bridge (Erriff system)proxy
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 10 June → 30 SeptemberClosed

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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