Freestone · Mixed · South / Tipperary

River Drish

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The Drish is one of the Tipperary rivers nobody much writes about — small, freestone, running through farm country with more wild brown trout than it has any right to.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature4628% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3712% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.8°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1010 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
16.5 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

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
Good conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (37).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Directions
About this water

The Drish is one of the Tipperary rivers nobody much writes about — small, freestone, running through farm country with more wild brown trout than it has any right to. You can have it entirely to yourself on a Tuesday in May, which is either a sign that the rest of the world has overlooked something or simply that you've been paying attention. The fish are modest, the access is simple, the afternoon is yours.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
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