Spate · Mixed · South West / Kerry, IE

Cashen

Cashen fishing venue photo

It fishes as a distinct salmon and sea-trout venue from the parent Feale, with a stronger sea-trout reputation than the upper river.

Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Ally's Shrimp · 8-12
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
River temperature is the limiting factor today, not the flow. The thermal advice above stands. Rest this water for the species today.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level2.83 mLifting fast
  • Water temp19.1°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
Ally's Shrimp
Ally's Shrimp8-12
From the river-specific salmon pack.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Rising
2.83 m
Lifting fast
Water temp19.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather16°C
WindNW 15 km/h
Pressure1023 hPa
Rain · recent0.4 mm
Rain · ahead5.4 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
19.1°Cideal 10–14°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.
Why this works
Water at 19.1°C — above the atlantic salmon 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.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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March BrownHatch
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GrannomHatch
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2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
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2

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box

Munster Blackwater and neighbouring SW spring rivers: when the water is cold or running high, a tube fly fished deep on a Skagit head or sinking shooting head with a heavier leader finds fish that a floating line can't reach. Comes down to a 9'-10' single-handed rod and small flies on an 8lb tippet once the river drops into summer trim.

Cashen Fishing Map
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Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • IFI rod licence (RoI)
  • Estuary beats managed; day tickets available
  • Tidal — check Dingle Bay tide table; plan around falling tide.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 19.1°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 2
  1. River Feale as seen in Summer 2005 at Finuge crossing linking Finuge to Killocrim, near Listowel, Kerry, Ireland.
    River Feale as seen in Summer 2005 at Finuge crossing linking Finuge to Killocrim, near Listowel, Kerry, Ireland.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

It fishes as a distinct salmon and sea-trout venue from the parent Feale, with a stronger sea-trout reputation than the upper river. The estuary enters Cashen Bay near Ballybunion in north Kerry, with macrotidal range (4–5 m on springs). Highly productive in the 12–36 hours after rain when water is dropping and clearing. Grilse from June; sea trout from May. Subject to Atlantic tidal conditions; plan around a falling tide. A compact but classic salmon/sea-trout venue. Mandatory catch-and-release applies.

Hatches & food

No venue-specific hatch data yet; as a spate river in this Cork/Kerry sandstone-freestone system, expect the typical acid-tolerant character of upwings and stoneflies with a seasonal terrestrial contribution on low, clear water — treat this as a general expectation, not an observed hatch.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Good
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1330% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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