Spate · Mixed · East / Louth-Cavan-Monaghan

River Glyde

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Brown trout throughout; sea trout pushing the lower reaches in season.

Good · Atlantic Salmon
Goodlive now
A good day — worth the effort
River dropping into shape after a lift. A taking window. Cover the heads and tails methodically.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.70 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp13.7°C
  • ClarityClearingClearing
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.70 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp13.7°C
ClarityClearing
Weather15°C
WindNW 18 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent14.9 mm
Rain · ahead2.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Ideal
13.7°Cideal 10–14°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 temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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 · July highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
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N
D
Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2

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

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

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. Mandatory catch-and-release applies.

  • Mixed
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity7520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Trout1 March → 30 September
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