Waters

River Suir (Thurles–Cahir stretches)

Baseline tactics

Co. Tipperary / Waterford · River · wild

Weather check

Issued 08:31
NESW
Fresh north-westerly15 km/h · gusting 29 km/hBlowing from the north-west · big wave, whitecapsGusty — hard casting.
SKYWINDAIRRAINNWgusts to 32peak 17 km/h8 °C2 °C0.3 mm at 11:000609121518now
Today — conditions every three hours
TimeSkyWindAirRain
06:00cloudNW 4 km/h4 °Cdry
08:00sunNW 12 km/h3 °Cdry
10:00cloudNW 14 km/h5 °Cdry
12:00sunNW 17 km/h8 °Cdry
14:00cloudNNW 13 km/h8 °C0.1 mm
16:00sunNNW 9 km/h8 °Cdry
18:00cloudNW 4 km/h7 °C0.2 mm
20:00cloudNE 6 km/h8 °C0.1 mm

Times are UTC · wind in km/h · sun and rain read left to right across the day.

Air
2–9°
Wind
17 km/h
Rain
2.1 mm

Water

measured

Cool 10 °C

Steady sport — the fish will come up for it.

Measured at Caher Park · OPW

Big wave, whitecaps on the forecast.

Today · River Suir (Thurles–Cahir stretches)

Best window today is dusk, around 17:15.

Water · Cool (8–12°C)
Daylight↑ 07:0318:01 ↓00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00050100FishabilityDawnMornMiddayEve★ Dusknow

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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.

Fishery rules & regulations
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