Waters

River Boyne (Navan–Trim stretches)

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Co. Meath · River · wild

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Forecast-based, not a promise — and always check season dates with the fishery (link below).

Depth character (estimated)
Mixed depths · to ~2 m
Water clarity (estimated)
Clear
Exposure (estimated)
Moderate
Species
Brown trout →Atlantic salmon →

Getting there

Bank access: GoodManaged by angling associations rather than open access — day and season permits required. Trim, Athboy & District Angling Association (est. 1943) day-permit water: right bank only, from the Dublin Road at Scurlogstown upstream to the Mill (approx. 3.4 miles), fly/rod-and-line only, day tickets purchasable online. Three further associations control other beats: Deel & Boyne, Longwood Anglers, and Edenderry/Castlejordan Anglers — permits via association secretaries or local tackle dealers; their specific beat boundaries were not independently confirmed this session.
No boats
  • Kilcarn Bridge parking · Car park
  • Bellinter Bridge verge parking · Car park
  • Fisherman's Car Park (Blackcastle) · Car park
  • Lower Blackcastle north-bank farm access · Car park
  • Dunmoe north-bank access · Car park
  • Scurlogstown Bridge · Bridge

Features

RifflesGlidesRunsPoolsWeir pools
Weed: UnknownNot directly documented by any source found. As a limestone river with slow, deep flats between Longwood and Navan, some marginal/bed weed growth in the slacker stretches would be typical, but no source specifically describes weed density or extent — do not assert a level without a local check.
Coarse fry present (Minnow, Stone loach, Stickleback, Roach, Perch, Gudgeon, Pike)

Local notes

Character changes markedly along its length: expect faster riffles, runs and glides through the mid-river stretches (fishable well by day), giving way to a generally deep, slow-flowing run of deep flats between Longwood and Navan that fish best worked at dusk. Named productive water includes Kilcarn, Blackcastle, Dunmoe and Stackallen around Navan, and Scabby Arch, Crewbawn, Johnstons, Rossnaree and Staleen downstream of Slane; the Trim stretch (Scurlogstown to the Mill) is day-permit water for Trim, Athboy & District Angling Association members and visitors. As a limestone river it carries a full hatch calendar — hawthorn early in the season, then olives and sedges throughout, with a strong Ephemera danica mayfly hatch; fishing is generally best from mid-May to mid-September. Angling is association-controlled throughout (four clubs share the fishery), so a permit is needed rather than open bank access.

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