Spate · Old Red Sandstone · South West / Cork

River Glengarriff

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A short, scenic West Cork spate river running through the village of Glengarriff and into Bantry Bay — one of the most photogenic river mouths in Ireland, emptying into the sheltered waters below the Caha Mountains.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 1 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3230% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.8°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
8°C
Wind
NW 23 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1012 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
33.1 mm
Heavy 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
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.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
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.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Glengarriff Angling Association controls the fishing
  • Permits from The Maple Leaf, Glengarriff, Co Cork
  • State rod licence required.
Directions
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About this water

A short, scenic West Cork spate river running through the village of Glengarriff and into Bantry Bay — one of the most photogenic river mouths in Ireland, emptying into the sheltered waters below the Caha Mountains. Small, fast to rise and fall, and access-limited, but a genuine sea-trout and late grilse system when conditions are right. Best fished opportunistically by anglers already in the area rather than as a planned destination. The Glengarriff Oaks nature reserve flanks much of the lower river, adding an ecological context beyond the fishing.

  • Old red sandstone
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 June → 30 September
  • Sea trout17 March → 12 October
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