Spate · Old Red Sandstone · South West / Kerry, IE

River Inny (Kerry)

River Inny (Kerry) terrain map

The Kerry Inny drains to Ballinskelligs Bay near Waterville — part of the wider Waterville and Iveragh fishing country, but a river in its own right, and not the midland Inny that shares its name.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Laune
Water temp9.0°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather5°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent5.8 mm
Rain · ahead2.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
9°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 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 40%
Also:Autumn Olive29%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost5 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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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Sea trout runRun
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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Heather FlyHatch
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Autumn DunHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box

Munster Blackwater and neighbouring SW spring rivers: when the water is cold or running high, a tube fly fished deep on a Skagit head or sinking shooting head with a heavier leader finds fish that a floating line can't reach. Comes down to a 9'-10' single-handed rod and small flies on an 8lb tippet once the river drops into summer trim.

Munroe Killer
Munroe Killer
10–14 doubles · Salmon fly
Traditional Irish salmon fly with long local history. Popular on the Munster rivers; the black/yellow combination has worked reliably for grilse fishing throughout the summer.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
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5.0 km
0
Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
Cloonlaghlin Lough
6.0 km
0
Sea trout · Salmon
Lough Namona
4.0 km
Sea trout · Salmon
Lough Derriana
6.0 km
Sea trout · Salmon
Iasknamacnateery Lough
6.0 km
Sea trout · Salmon
About this water

For 2026 it is catch-and-release for salmon and sea trout. Fish it on a flood. Permits through Waterville and the Iveragh; the State Licence is required.

Hatches & food

EPA freshwater monitoring on the River Inny (Kerry) confirms mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, aquatic diptera and freshwater shrimp are present. This is food-presence evidence from kick sampling, not a confirmed hatch or rise pattern.

Sea trout here

Part of the Waterville/Currane catchment, one of Ireland's strongest historic sea-trout regions; the Inny carries white trout on floods, though modern runs sit below the glory-day baseline.

  • Old red sandstone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 17 January → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 17 January → 30 SeptemberC&R
Related guides
Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsIrish Salmon Rivers Guidefive great salmon fisheriesConnemaraIrish fishing
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At a glance

River Inny (Kerry) is a spate river in South West / Kerry, Ireland. Its recorded elevation is about 20 m above sea level and the catchment geology is old red sandstone. Our data lists salmon and sea trout here. It is classed as a salmon river. The salmon season is recorded as running from 17 January to 30 September. The sea trout season is recorded as running from 17 January to 30 September. Core methods listed: floating line wet fly across-and-down; shrimp flies on a clearing flood; night fishing for sea trout. Nearby waters in our listings include Lough Namona at 4.0 km, Cummeragh River at 5.0 km and Lough Derriana at 6.0 km.