Waters

River Suir (Thurles–Cahir stretches)

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Co. Tipperary / Waterford · 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: LimitedBest trout and salmon water is controlled by clubs, syndicates and private beats (e.g. Cashel & Golden AC water from Camus Bridge to Suir Castle; Suir Valley Fishery's beats around Clonmel; Clonmel & District Salmon & Trout Anglers from below Kilsheelan graveyard to Poulakerry). Day tickets/permits and guided access are available through these clubs and local guides rather than open bank access.
No boats
  • Rossestown Bridge · Bridge
  • Holycross Bridge · Bridge
  • Ardmayle Bridge · Bridge
  • Camus Bridge · Bridge
  • Cahir Square parking · Car park

Features

GlidesRifflesPoolsRunsWeir pools
Weed: ModerateLimestone spring-fed river with healthy ranunculus (water crowfoot) growth on softer glides and margins; growth peaks in early summer and chokes some tributary stretches (e.g. the Tar) by late June. On the main river this eases after mid-August as flows rise through aquifer recharge, reopening wading and daytime sport. Single-source-leaning claim on the main-channel weed density specifically — see flags.
Coarse fry present (Brown trout, Salmon)

Local notes

Runs south off Devil's Bit Mountain through Thurles, Golden, Cahir and Clonmel to the tidal limit above Carrick-on-Suir — a limestone, spring-fed river long rated one of Ireland's best wild brown trout fisheries (fish typically 3/4-2lb, better ones taken on summer evenings), with trout selective because of abundant natural fly rather than fishing pressure. Best trout water runs Golden/Cashel through Cahir and Clonmel to Kilsheelan/Poulakerry; the mayfly hatch is confined to the Camus Bridge-Golden stretch, but sedges, olives, blue-winged olives, hawthorn, iron blues, caenis and pale wateries hatch more widely, driving a long evening rise (from about 7pm) from mid-May to end August. Salmon (mostly grilse, running June-September) fish best from Ardfinnan down to Carrick-on-Suir and move best on a lifting tide near the tidal limit at Carrick; sea trout share the same lower/tidal water. Since 2013 the Suir and its tributaries (Clodiagh, Lingaun, Blackwater) have been catch-and-release only for salmon — link out to current regs rather than treating it as an open-harvest river.

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