Spate · Mixed · South-West / Cork, IE

River Sullane

River Sullane terrain map

West Cork spate river — tributary of the Lee system.

Today · About as good as it gets
Black Gnat
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% projected
Today's fly
Black Gnat
Black Gnat
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.51 m
Water temp12.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindN 26 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent18.7 mm
Rain · ahead0.3 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 6am

12pm(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 95%
Also:Heather Fly95%Autumn Needle Fly64%Autumn Dun51%
Degree-days at peak12 food groups active

Peak activity at 6am — Daddy Long Legs (Daddy Long Legs, Degree-days at peak)

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
2
2
2
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March BrownHatch
2
3
2
CapererHatch
2
3
3
2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
River Sullane
< 1 km
Brown trout
Lough Allua
2.0 km
Pike · Brown trout
Gougane Barra
8.0 km
Brown trout
River Roughty
15 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Flesk
22 km
Salmon · Sea trout · Brown trout
About this water

West Cork spate river — tributary of the Lee system. Wild brown trout in mixed geology water. Good fly water through spring and summer.

Hatches & food

EPA freshwater monitoring on the River Sullane confirms a broad food base of mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, aquatic diptera and freshwater shrimp and hoglice across its monitored segments. The records establish presence in the riverbed community rather than emergence timing or a dependable rise.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 2 March → 12 October
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ConnemaraIrish fishingEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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