Stillwater · Granite · West / Connemara

Screebe / Gowla

Screebe / Gowla terrain map
Terrain map

Exclusive Connemara migratory fishery — Screebe and Gowla are interconnected lake systems draining to the coast through a brief tidal river.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 1 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3030% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.7°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
W 23 km/h
Moderate breeze
Pressure
1008 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
23.9 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.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
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.
  • Screebe fishery — private, managed
  • Advance booking essential
  • State rod licence required.
Directions
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About this water

Exclusive Connemara migratory fishery — Screebe and Gowla are interconnected lake systems draining to the coast through a brief tidal river. Sea trout and salmon from June. A private fishery with limited rods and high reputation. Traditional Connemara fishing on a small-water system.

  • Lough system
  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 June → 30 September
  • Sea trout1 June → 30 September
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