Spate · Granite · West / South Mayo, IE

Owenwee River (Louisburgh)

Owenwee River (Louisburgh) terrain map
Prime · Atlantic Salmon
Cascade · 8-10
Primelive now
Prime conditions — go now
River high but settled. Heavy water — fish big and slow.
85% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Erriff
  • Water temp13.9°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 Erriff
Water temp13.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindW 28 km/h
Pressure1009 hPa
Rain · recent7.2 mm
Rain · ahead1.9 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
14°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 14h

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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F
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Salmon runRun
1
2
2
2
2
1
Sea trout runRun
1
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
Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time8015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 April → 30 SeptemberC&R
  • Sea trout 1 June → 30 SeptemberC&R
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