Lowland · Limestone · South / Limerick, IE

River Maigue

River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland

A limestone lowland river through Bruree, Croom and Adare to the Shannon estuary, with wild brown trout and a modest run of salmon and sea trout.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Czech Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Czech Nymph
Czech Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.64 m
Lifting fast
Water temp9.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather2°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent8.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°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.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 10am

12pm(now) — Autumn Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 21%
Also:Black Midge21%

Peak activity at 10am — Black Midge

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · November highlighted
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Salmon runRun
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Large Cinnamon SedgeHatch
2
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2

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

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Mulkear
22 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Castleconnell (Lower Shannon)
27 km
0
Salmon
Munster Blackwater
50 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Fergus
42 km
Brown trout
Feale
54 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
    River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Rich, weedy water that rewards an early-season and evening approach. Salmon angling is closed for 2026 under the conservation regulations (S.I. 129/2026); in practice this is a wild brown-trout river. Atlantic salmon and sea trout are managed under IFI's Wild Salmon & Sea Trout Tagging Scheme — many rivers are catch-and-release and harvest is allowed only where a confirmed surplus exists, so check the river's current status before fishing.

Hatches & food

EPA river-invertebrate monitoring confirms mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, aquatic diptera and freshwater crustaceans (including white-clawed crayfish) are present across the Maigue's monitored segments. This is food-presence evidence only and doesn't establish emergence timing or the strength of any hatch.

  • Limestone
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature8830% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberClosed
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
Related guides
Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsIrish Salmon Rivers Guidefive great salmon fisheriesConnemaraIrish fishing
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At a glance

River Maigue is a lowland river in South / Limerick, Ireland. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 40 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout, salmon and sea trout. It is classed as a salmon river. The trout season is recorded as running from 15 February to 30 September. The salmon season is recorded as running from 1 February to 30 September. Core methods listed: floating line across-and-down; shrimp flies on a clearing flood; night fishing for sea trout. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 1 gauge. Nearby waters in our listings include Mulkear at 22 km, Castleconnell (Lower Shannon) at 27 km and Fergus at 42 km.