Freestone · Granite Old Red Sandstone · South East / Wexford

River Boro

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

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
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature4528% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Prey Activity3612% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
W 17 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1009 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
19.6 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 (36).
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
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.
Directions
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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.

  • Granite old red sandstone
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 June → 30 September
  • Trout15 February → 30 September
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