Spate · Mixed · South West / Kerry-Limerick

Feale

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Major Kerry-Limerick salmon river flowing into the Shannon estuary.

Species

Decent — worth a look

Low and clear — careful approach country. Low water tactics — small singles, riffling hitch in the smooth glides.

50% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3030% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
8°C
Wind
W 24 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1011 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.6 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
21.3 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Spring fish from late February; grilse from late May; main run summer. Kerry spate river — fast response, fish 12 to 18 hours after rain.
Where
Beats from Listowel down through to the tidal limit at the Cashen. Heads, tails, and named lies.
Method
Small doubles 10 to 12 across-and-down on a floating line; small tubes on a sink-tip in spring water. Catch-and-release encouraged across most Irish salmon water.
Kit
10 ft #7 single-hander on the smaller spate rivers; 11 ft switch where the river opens out. Floating line plus light sink-tip. 10 to 12 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Feeding time is weakest (10).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • North Kerry river
  • Mixed access — club and private
  • Listowel and Abbeyfeale areas
  • State rod licence required.
Directions
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About this water

Major Kerry-Limerick salmon river flowing into the Shannon estuary. Strong grilse run from June. Sea trout enter from early May with peak June to August. Good spate-dependent fishing through the summer — fish the pools as they clear after rain on a falling spate. Work sunk-tip through the main lies where fish congregate. The estuary concentrates fish during runs.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 March → 30 September
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