Spate · Mixed · East / Wicklow

Aughrim River

Aughrim River terrain map
Terrain map

The Aughrim River forms below the confluence of the Ow and the Derry Water at Aughrim village in south Wicklow, then runs south-east through farmland and broken woodland to meet the Avonmore at Woodenbridge — where the joined waters become the Avoca.

Species

A side-water session, not the main event

Low and clear — careful approach country. Long leader, small flies, slower casts.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature4128% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3312% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.4°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
6°C
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1008 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
23.8 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Prey activity is weakest (33).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
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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.

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About this water

The Aughrim River forms below the confluence of the Ow and the Derry Water at Aughrim village in south Wicklow, then runs south-east through farmland and broken woodland to meet the Avonmore at Woodenbridge — where the joined waters become the Avoca. Short, intimate, often heavily overgrown in summer. Wild brown trout throughout. The Aughrim & District Trout Angling & Conservation Club holds the rights here and on both headwater tributaries; the three waters are ticketed together but kept named and walked separately, in the way of small Irish rivers everywhere.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
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