Lowland · Limestone · South / Limerick

River Maigue

River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Mulkear
  • Water temp18.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Mulkear
Water temp18.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather19°C
WindSW 8 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead2.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
19°C est.ideal 10–14°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
Water at 18.7°C — above the atlantic salmon caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Updated 23 hours ago

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Salmon runRun
Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
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2
2
2
2
1

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

What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here around 19°C. Nothing cooler within range — carry a thermometer.
Gallery · 2
  1. River Maigue — River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
    River Maigue, Kilcurly, Ireland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1730% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time4015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 SeptemberClosed
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
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