Spate · Granite · West / Connemara

Culfin River

Culfin River terrain map
Terrain map

The short Culfin drains Lough Fee to the sea between Killary Harbour and Kylemore, in the granite heart of Connemara — the same fishery as our Lough Fee entry.

Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Poorlive now
Slow going — better windows ahead
River lifting fast on the rain. Cover the water properly, fish each lie once.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Delphi Lodge
  • Water temp21.1°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Delphi Lodge
Water temp21.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather25°C
WindE 15 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent5.3 mm
Rain · ahead21.2 mm

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

Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Warm — slow
21.1°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 21.1°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills atlantic salmon. Do not fish for them today.
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Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
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2
March BrownHatch
2
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2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 21.1°C. Nothing cooler within range.
About this water

The short Culfin drains Lough Fee to the sea between Killary Harbour and Kylemore, in the granite heart of Connemara — the same fishery as our Lough Fee entry. It is open for 2026: salmon from February, sea trout from June. Being a short river off a lough, it answers to the flood, holding running fish only briefly. The Lough Fee and Culfin fishery controls the water; the State Licence is required.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature130% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 February → 30 September
  • Sea trout1 June → 30 September
  • Trout15 February → 30 September
Related guides
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