Spate · Old Red Sandstone · South West / Kerry

Glenmore (Caherdaniel)

A small Iveragh spate system around Caherdaniel and Glenmore Lake, on the Ring of Kerry.

Likely too hot — check on arrivalThe water is probably above the atlantic salmon safety line — carry a thermometer.

Water estimated at about 21°C from air temperature — there is no water-temp gauge here, so treat the figure as a guide. If the estimate is right, this is above 20°C and you should not be targeting atlantic salmon. But shade, cold tributaries, and recent rain can hold a river two or three degrees below the air-driven figure. Carry a thermometer. Check it on arrival. If the river is genuinely at 20°C or above, fish another species or come back another day. If it is cooler than the estimate: dawn and dusk only, barbless hooks, land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Stop the moment a fish is slow to recover.

DepthShaded riffles, deep pools, spring inflows, cold tributary mouths. That is where the fish will be.
TimingDawn and dusk only. Nothing in the middle of the day.

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Slow going — better windows ahead

River lifting fast on the rain. Cover the water properly, fish each lie once.

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What moved it

LevelProxyvia Caragh
Water temp21.2°C
ClarityVery colouredColouring up

Rules at a glance

Permit required
Walk-up OK
C&R only

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Conditions on the water

Proxy gauge

Trends shown where the gauge supports them

Level

Rising

Proxy

via Caragh

Water temp

21.2°C

coldwarm

Clarity

Very coloured

Colouring up

Weather

25°C

Light cloud

Wind

SE 26 km/h

calmblown out

Pressure

1012 hPa

lowhigh

Rain · recent

0.6 mm

dryspate risk

Rain · ahead

12.6 mm

dryspate risk

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

Water temperature for atlantic salmon

Warm — slow

21°C est.ideal 10–14°C

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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.

Why this works

⛔ Water at 21.2°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills atlantic salmon. Do not fish for them today.

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Hatch predictions

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Through the year

0–3 scale · June highlighted

Salmon run

Sea trout run

Daddy Long Legs

March Brown

Grannom

Large Stonefly

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

What's coming

Plan ahead

5-day outlook

Water here around 21°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.

About this water

A small Iveragh spate system around Caherdaniel and Glenmore Lake, on the Ring of Kerry. It is sea trout you are chiefly here for, with a few grilse besides, and both run on a rise of water. For 2026 the system is catch-and-release. Local permits at Caherdaniel and around the Iveragh; carry the Salmon and Sea Trout State Licence.

Old red sandstone

Water quality (WFD)

Ecology: Unknown
Chemical: Unknown

Why this score · for atlantic salmon

Temperature130% weight
Flow6025% weight
Clarity1520% weight
Feeding Time9015% weight
Pressure8510% weight

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Seasons & zones

Salmon15 March → 30 SeptemberC&R
Sea trout15 March → 30 SeptemberC&R

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