Spate · Mixed · South East / Wexford, IE

River Urrin

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Prime · Sea Trout
Black & Silver Tube · 1-2 inch
Primelive now
Prime conditions — go now
River steady at a fishable height. Settled and taking. Work it methodically.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.63 mDropping in the last 6h
  • Water temp13.7°C
  • ClarityClear
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
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.63 m
Dropping in the last 6h
Water temp13.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSE 27 km/h
Pressure1008 hPa
Rain · recent1.7 mm
Rain · ahead2.6 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Sea Trout
Ideal
13.7°Cideal 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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity 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
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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Heather FlyHatch
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Autumn DunHatch
2
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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
Why this score · for Sea Trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity8518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure857% weight
  • Insect activity6012% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 17 March → 31 August

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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