Spate · Mixed · East / Louth-Cavan-Monaghan

River Glyde

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The Glyde drains the drumlin country of Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan — modest water by Irish standards, rising quickly in rain and dropping fast behind it.

Species

Marginal — persistence required

Low and clear — careful approach country. Hard going on bright water. Favour cloud and shadow.

50% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature2130% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.1°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
W 19 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1007 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
12.1 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
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
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Feeding time is weakest (10).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
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Trout seasonSeason
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
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About this water

The Glyde drains the drumlin country of Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan — modest water by Irish standards, rising quickly in rain and dropping fast behind it. Brown trout throughout; sea trout pushing the lower reaches in season. This is a river for the local angler who knows it. The Glyde will not impress you on first meeting, but that is generally true of rivers worth fishing.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
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