Lowland · Limestone · North West / Sligo, IE

Garavogue River

The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.
Prime · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 8-10
Primelive now
Prime conditions — go now
River steady at a fishable height. Settled and taking. Work it methodically.
85% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Drowes
  • Water temp14.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cascade
Cascade8-10
Regional salmon default — river-specific evidence is thin.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Drowes
Water temp14.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindW 37 km/h
Pressure1008 hPa
Rain · recent1.5 mm
Rain · ahead1.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Drowes. 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.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though river flow could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11h

Hatch predictions

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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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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
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
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Garavogue River in Sligo town centre, Ireland, with the Glasshouse Hotel on the bank.
    The Garavogue River flowing through Sligo town past the Glasshouse.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 1 February → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
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