Spate · Peat · North West / Mayo, IE

Glenamoy River

The Glenamoy River flowing through open bogland in north County Mayo, Ireland.
Tomorrow · Prime conditions — go now
Bibio
Forecast · Tomorrow
Prime conditions — go now
Settled and taking. Work it methodically.
70% projected
Today's fly
Bibio
Bibio
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via Deel at Keenagh Bridge (Moy system)
Water temp13.4°C
ClarityClearing
Weather12°C
WindN 24 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent3.3 mm
Rain · ahead5.6 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Deel at Keenagh Bridge (Moy system). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
13°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
Poor — water temperature is working for you, but water clarity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12h

12h(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 95%
Also:Reed Smut79%Autumn Dun53%Cinnamon Sedge43%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost12 food groups active

Peak activity at 12h — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.

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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
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
2
2
2
1
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.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. The Glenamoy River flowing through open bogland in north County Mayo, Ireland.
    The Glenamoy River in north County Mayo, a spate system for salmon and sea trout.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity1520% weight
  • Feeding Time9515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 May → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 1 May → 30 SeptemberC&R
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