Reference · Seasons
The Fishing Year
The fishing year has its own rhythm. Here is what each season brings — the species in form, the hatches worth watching, and the windows worth planning around.
The year on one chart
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Mayfly spinner falls
June evenings on loughs and chalk streams. Spinners fall spent on the surface, wings outstretched. Fish a Spent Gnat dead-drift.
Irish loughs guide →The evening rise — BWO
THE evening event. Blue-Winged Olives hatch from 5pm, then the Sherry Spinner fall at dusk. The finest dry-fly fishing of the year.
Mayfly guide →Sedge hatches at dusk
Tent-winged caddis fluttering at last light. Splashy, aggressive rises. Elk-hair caddis or a pulled sedge draws explosive takes.
Caddis guide →Sea trout running
Runs start June on spate. Fish at first and last light — in British rivers, they move at dusk. Low, clear water demands fine tippets.
Grilse run
One-sea-winter salmon arrive from late June and surge through July. Smaller and freer-taking than spring fish — a fresh lift of water moves them; fish small flies on a floating line.
Salmon guide →Terrestrial falls
Beetles, ants, caterpillars blown from bankside vegetation in warm weather. Cast tight under branches. Flying ant falls can be extraordinary.
Caenis on limestone waters
The "angler's curse" — tiny white mayflies in enormous numbers. Fish a slightly larger pattern and hope, or wait for the sedge.
Damselflies on stillwaters
Nymphs migrate to shore with a distinctive wiggle. Fish a damsel nymph on a slow retrieve along weed beds on reservoirs.
Dragonflies & damsels →
High water temperatures stress fish. Wet your hands before handling. Fish early and late — rest during midday heat.
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