Lowland · Mixed · South East / Wexford

River Sow

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A small Wexford sea-trout river that meets the tide at Castlebridge, giving up around 250 sea trout in a season — most of them in July, and most of them in the two miles above and below the Castlebridge road bridge.

Poor · Brown Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph · 14-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River steady at a fishable height. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Slaney
  • Water temp21.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today’s fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph14-18
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Slaney
Water temp21.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindE 17 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.7 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Slaney. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for brown trout
Warm — slow
21.9°Cideal 10–16°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
⚠️ Water at 21.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots. Otherwise very poor — water clarity is in the right range.
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Hatch predictions

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 21.9°C. Nothing cooler within range.
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About this water

A small Wexford sea-trout river that meets the tide at Castlebridge, giving up around 250 sea trout in a season — most of them in July, and most of them in the two miles above and below the Castlebridge road bridge. The nearby Ballyteige canal and Inch River take small runs of their own. It is sea trout you are here for, so carry the licence for them.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for brown trout · confidence 80%
How the 14 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature7 × 28%2.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity58 × 12%7.0
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.9°C) is outside Brown Trout's preferred range (10–16°C)= 57
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowproxy via Slaneyproxy
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout17 March → 31 August
Related guides
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