Freestone · Old Red Sandstone · South East / Wexford, IE

River Boro

River Boro terrain map
Poor · Sea Trout
Black & Silver Tube · 1-2 inch
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Slaney
  • Water temp15.2°C
  • ClarityColouredColouring up
Today's fly
BS
Black & Silver Tube1-2 inch
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Slaney
Water temp15.2°C
ClarityColoured
Weather15°C
WindSW 22 km/h
Pressure1007 hPa
Rain · recent14.3 mm
Rain · ahead5.3 mm

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

Water temperature for Sea Trout
Warm — slow
15°C est.ideal 8–15°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Sea Trout
When
From dusk into the first half of the night.
Where
Deeper pools and slower glides · hold water and current seams.
Method
Fish dark patterns on a sink-tip or lightly sunk line, especially near structure.
Kit
10 ft #6/7 rod, floating line with a sink-tip option, 8–10 lb fluoro tippet for the swing.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 14h

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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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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Hawthorn FlyHatch
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Sea Trout
BS
Black & Silver TubeTop
1-2 inch · Tube
In deep pools and dark water, silhouette and contrast do the work colour cannot. A fly that reads as black against depth is enough. Fish it broadside, hold the swing, let it hang at the dangle — that is when the best fish take.
Medicine Fly
Medicine Fly
8-12 · Streamer
Slim and mobile — fished sunk through the pool when surface work is not producing. Consistently takes fish that will not come to the surface.
SF
Snake Fly (Black)
2-4 inch · Streamer
A mobile eel-like profile that undulates through deep pools — effective when sea trout are lying deep and not responding to conventional wets.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • South Eastern Regional Fisheries District
  • Slaney tributary — confirm sea-trout status 2026 against district licence
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Fishing better nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Sea Trout
  • Temperature8828% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity7018% weight
  • Feeding Time7013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity7312% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout 1 June → 30 September
  • Trout 10 March → 15 September
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