Lowland · Limestone · North West / Sligo, IE

Garavogue River

The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.

The short river draining Lough Gill through Sligo town to the sea — a small but productive salmon and sea-trout fishery closely tied to the Gill/Bonet system.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
85% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Drowes
Water temp10.5°C
ClarityClear
Weather5°C
WindN 14 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.1 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 6pm

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 43%
Also:Black Midge31%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost6 food groups active

Peak activity at 6pm — Caperer (Caperer, Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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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 · November highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Large Cinnamon SedgeHatch
2
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box

Connemara/Mayo low water: a lightly-dressed shrimp on a floating line with sink tip, sized down from 8s in cold spring water to 12s and 14s as summer water warms and clears. Where the current runs faster, a slim tube or hairwing swung through tracks better than a shrimp.

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Drumcliff / Glencar
7.0 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Ballisodare
8.0 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Duff River
22 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Lough Melvin
26 km
0
Brown trout
Lough Gill & Bonet
5.0 km
Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.
    The Garavogue River flowing through Sligo town past the Glasshouse.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Catch-and-release for salmon and sea trout in 2026.

Hatches & food

EPA kick-sample monitoring at the Garavogue River's single monitored station confirms mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, midges and blackflies, and freshwater shrimp and hoglice are all present in the food base. With only one segment sampled, this is a modest presence record rather than a hatch calendar.

  • Limestone
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature8130% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
Related guides
Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsIrish Salmon Rivers Guidefive great salmon fisheriesConnemaraIrish fishing
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At a glance

Garavogue River is a lowland river in North West / Sligo, Ireland. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 5 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: salmon, sea trout and brown trout. It is classed as a salmon river. The salmon season is recorded as running from 1 February to 30 September. The sea trout season is recorded as running from 1 February to 30 September. Core methods listed: floating line across-and-down; shrimp flies on a clearing flood; night fishing for sea trout. Nearby waters in our listings include Lough Gill & Bonet at 5.0 km, Drumcliff / Glencar at 7.0 km and Ballisodare at 8.0 km.