Spate · Old Red Sandstone · South West / Cork, IE

Adrigole River

Adrigole River terrain map
Today · Closed season
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Rising
Proxy
via Laune
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather13°C
WindN 28 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent12.6 mm
Rain · ahead18.9 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
15°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.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 14h

12h(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 63%
Also:Reed Smut51%Autumn Dun34%Cinnamon Sedge27%
Peak emergence window11 food groups active

Peak activity at 14h — Autumn Dun (Autumn Dun, 12 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · September highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Cork Fishery District
  • 2026: CLOSED to salmon and sea-trout angling, zero quota
  • Listed for regulatory completeness only — not a fishable venue this season
  • Confirm any future change with IFI.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature8130% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon _closed_2026 → _closed_2026Closed

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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