This salmon intelligence report for River Moy, Co. Mayo analyses 363 Inland Fisheries Ireland reports across 15 seasons (2011–2025). Over 20,785 fish landed appear in the dataset — enough to show real patterns in run timing, water-level productivity, and beat performance.
June is the peak month — 5,374 fish landed in the dataset, with a 79% positive report rate. This falls in the grilse run phase on River Moy.
Water level is the dominant condition for salmon. 92% of reports under normal water conditions are positive, based on 12 weekly reports. Anglers watching the river gauge will know when to go.
The most productive beats on River Moy, by report frequency, are Foxford Fishery, Cloongee Fishery, Ridge Pool, East Mayo Anglers' water, Coolcronan. The report breaks each beat down by peak productive months.
Built from IFI weekly fishing reports — field updates written by local correspondents and published on fishinginireland.info. These are observational reports, not official catch returns or angler logbook data, so they reflect what correspondents saw and heard rather than a complete statistical picture. Patterns emerge clearly across 15 seasons.
Auto-generated from 363 IFI reports.
Total fish landed by month across the dataset. Spring salmon dominate the early months; grilse join from June. Note: IFI reports don't always distinguish grilse from salmon — totals below reflect all salmon-class fish reported.
Salmon respond to changes in water level more than any other condition. Here's how each state correlates with positive reports, based on 246 categorised reports.
The beats most-mentioned in IFI reports, with peak productive months.
How reports split by method.
Named in positive reports. Salmon reports rarely specify the exact pattern — these are the ones that were.
Fish landed as reported in IFI weekly reports, alongside correspondent sentiment. Sentiment reflects how correspondents described the fishing — not a statistical measure of catch success.
| Year | Reports | Fish landed | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 358 | 44% positive |
| 2024 | 23 | 679 | 74% positive |
| 2023 | 25 | 1,908 | 68% positive |
| 2022 | 32 | 1,054 | 41% positive |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,799 | 59% positive |
| 2020 | 16 | 764 | 75% positive |
| 2019 | 21 | 2,257 | 52% positive |
| 2018 | 31 | 2,693 | 84% positive |
| 2017 | 24 | 1,277 | 75% positive |
| 2016 | 27 | 975 | 67% positive |
| 2015 | 26 | 1,217 | 73% positive |
| 2014 | 26 | 1,465 | 65% positive |
| 2013 | 29 | 949 | 69% positive |
| 2012 | 31 | 2,321 | 81% positive |
| 2011 | 5 | 1,069 | 100% positive |
Biggest fish mentioned in IFI weekly field reports — not official records. Actual records may differ. The ISFC specimen register records a 20.8lb salmon from River Moy (2006).
Captured directly from IFI field reports. Regular correspondents: Kevin O'Boyle, Markus Müller, Billy Thornton, Steve Schreck.
“218 salmon caught, bubble and fly most successful”1 Jul 2024
“34 salmon at fishery, 15 in town area, best 10.5lbs on prawn”28 Jun 2024 · Granville
“56 salmon caught using all methods”23 Jun 2024 · Granville
“64 salmon caught with many double-figure fish up to 15lbs”18 May 2023 · Steve Schreck
“First cast, first fish—3lb salmon in 60 seconds”3 Aug 2022 · Robbie
“Record 109 salmon caught for the week”1 Jul 2022