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.

Good · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 8–10 doubles
Goodlive now
A good day — worth the effort
River high but settled. Water still carrying colour. Heavier flies, settled lies.
85% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Laune
  • Water temp16.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascade8–10 doubles
Universal SW Ireland salmon fly. Works on everything from the Cork Blackwater to the small Kerry spate rivers. Fish on a relaxed swing through the main pools; downsize for low summer water.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Laune
Water temp16.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindW 25 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent2.8 mm
Rain · ahead12.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
17°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.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though river flow could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Sea trout runRun
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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
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About this water

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. 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
  • Temperature6530% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% 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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