Freestone · Old Red Sandstone · South East / Wexford

River Boro

River Boro terrain map
Terrain map

A Slaney tributary in south Wexford that joins the parent river two miles south of Enniscorthy.

Prime · Brown Trout
Partridge and Orange · 14-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp15.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange14-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp15.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindNW 18 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
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
Excellent — 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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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • South Eastern Regional Fisheries District
  • Slaney tributary — confirm sea-trout status 2026 against district licence
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
About this water

A Slaney tributary in south Wexford that joins the parent river two miles south of Enniscorthy. Best known as a sea-trout river: a genuine run of fish from late June, with the prime window from mid-July to mid-August. Brown trout are present too — small wild fish through the upper and middle reaches — but the sea trout are the reason to fish it. Access from Kilcarbry down to Wilton (around ten miles) is the main fishable stretch. Less celebrated than the Slaney or the Barrow, and quieter for it. The fishing is night work in high summer for sea trout, with daytime dry fly for the brown trout giving way to wet fly at dusk.

  • Old red sandstone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 75%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time40 × 13%5.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 June → 30 September
  • Trout10 March → 15 September
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