Stillwater · Mixed · West / Mayo

Lough Beltra / Newport

Lough Beltra / Newport terrain map
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Migratory lough near Newport, Mayo where salmon and sea trout run from the tidal Newport river.

Species

Decent — worth a look

Low and clear — careful approach country. Low water tactics — small singles, riffling hitch in the smooth glides.

50% confidence in this read
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3530% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
7.0°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
9°C
Wind
W 26 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1008 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.2 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
16.0 mm
Moderate 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.
Why this works
Fair conditions. Clarity is favourable (95), Feeding time is weakest (10).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
1
1
Flying AntsHatch
1
1

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Lough Beltra and Newport River system
  • Newport Angling Club
  • State rod licence required.
Directions
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About this water

Migratory lough near Newport, Mayo where salmon and sea trout run from the tidal Newport river. Good boat fishing for salmon from June — watch the water and fish the likely lies. Sea trout in the shallows at dusk and after dark. A productive system when fish are moving through.

  • Lough system
  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon20 March → 30 September
  • Sea trout1 June → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026) — Beltra (Newport system, Co. Mayo) sea-trout stocks have collapsed; killing sea trout is legally prohibited in this western district. Famous as a sea-trout fishery historically; remains fishable but on a strict catch-and-release, conservation-aware basis.

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