Limestone · East / Meath

Enfield Blackwater

Enfield Blackwater terrain map
Terrain map

The Enfield Blackwater rises north of Prosperous and runs about sixteen miles past Johnstown Bridge and Longwood to the Boyne below Inchamore Bridge.

Good · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
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A proper day on the water
River steady at a fishable height. A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Boyne
  • Water temp16.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Boyne
Water temp16.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather29°C
WindSE 22 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.9 mm

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

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
16.9°Cideal 1016°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
Good — water clarity is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
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Evening SedgeHatch
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Large Dark OliveHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
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What's coming
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5-day outlook
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About this water

The Enfield Blackwater rises north of Prosperous and runs about sixteen miles past Johnstown Bridge and Longwood to the Boyne below Inchamore Bridge. The banks are high in places, but there is plenty of fishable water and a sound stock of wild brown trout from half a pound to a pound and a half — the kind of unfussy river you can spend a whole evening on without meeting another soul. Longwood Angling Association controls the water below Johnstown Bridge and runs it catch-and-release.

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The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 90%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature79 × 28%22.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity60 × 12%7.2
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowproxy via Boyneproxy
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
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