Lowland · Mixed · South East / Wexford, IE

River Sow

River Sow venue image
Good · Sea Trout
Black & Silver Tube · 1-2 inch
Goodlive now
A good day — worth the effort
River dropping into shape after a lift. A taking window. Cover the heads and tails methodically.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Slaney
  • Water temp15.2°C
  • ClarityClearClearing
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
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindS 40 km/h
Pressure1002 hPa
Rain · recent2.2 mm
Rain · ahead1.7 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.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11h

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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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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2
Large Cinnamon SedgeHatch
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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 · 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.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
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Why this score · for Sea Trout
  • Temperature8828% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time4013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity6912% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 17 March → 31 August

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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