Mayflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
A north Wexford river rising near Enniscorthy and running roughly 30 km north-east to enter the sea at Courtown Harbour. Wild brown trout in the upper and middle reaches average around eight ounces, complemented by stocked fish of one to two pounds in the managed water. The river also gets a good run of sea trout from June through September, with fish to six pounds on the right tide and water. The Owenavorragh Angling Association controls the river from Ballywater Bridge to Courtown Harbour, with day permits available. The fishing here is better than its reputation suggests.
EPA invertebrate monitoring on the Owenavorragh River confirms mayflies, caddis, midges and blackflies, and freshwater shrimp and hoglice are present across its WFD segments, with a single stonefly taxon also recorded. This is presence evidence from kick sampling, not a hatch calendar.
- Old red sandstone