Freestone · Sandstone · Latvia / Kurzeme

Irbe

Irbe venue image
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A western Latvia migratory-salmonid river best treated initially as a sea-trout-led addition rather than as a fully resolved flagship pack row.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 15 August. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature1930% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
1.22 m
Water temp
6.0°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
6°C
Wind
SW 8 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1011 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
4.5 mm
Light 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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General fishing card plus any local or licensed-sector permit required
  • Check current rules before travel because the public source base is still lighter here than for Gauja or Salaca.
Directions
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About this water

A western Latvia migratory-salmonid river best treated initially as a sea-trout-led addition rather than as a fully resolved flagship pack row. It belongs in the file because public angling material repeatedly places Irbe among Latvia's winter-to-spring sea-trout rivers.

  • Sandstone
Seasons & zones
  • Sea troutcheck current local rules → check current local rules
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