River Nore Intelligence Report
This intelligence report for River Nore, Co. Kilkenny is built from analysis of 149 Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) reports spanning 8 seasons (2018–2025). Every data point — from hatch timing to catch rates — is drawn directly from official field reports, giving anglers an evidence-based picture of how River Nore fishes across the year.
July stands out as the peak month with a 100% positive report rate across 18 reports. A SE wind is the most productive direction based on the data.
Key hatches on River Nore include Sedge (peaks August), Olives (peaks April), Mayfly (peaks May). The hatch timeline section below shows exactly when each hatch typically begins and peaks, based on first-mention dates across 8 seasons of IFI data.
The most mentioned flies across all seasons are Pheasant Tail Nymph, Olive, Olive Nymph, March Brown, Klink. The full report breaks these down by month, showing which patterns dominate at each stage of the season.
River Nore — 8 years of fishing report data, distilled
Every IFI report mentioning River Nore from 2018–2025 — catch data, conditions, hatches, methods, and areas. Patterns that would take a lifetime on the water to learn.
Key findings
The headline patterns that emerge from 8 years of data.
SE wind produces the best fishing
100% of SE wind reports are positive (10 reports) vs 67% on a S wind.
June delivers the highest catch rates
Average 9 fish per rod — the most productive month in the dataset, backed by 22 reports across 8 seasons.
10-12°C is the sweet spot
91% positive reports at 10-12°C air temperature (22 reports). Fishing drops to 62% positive at 6-8°C.
Best reported catch: 15 fish per rod
15 fish from 1 rod on April 14, 2021
What the data tells us about conditions
Historical weather cross-referenced with report sentiment across 8 seasons. Based on actual Open-Meteo records, not just what correspondents described.
Hatch timeline
When key hatches are mentioned in reports. Peak months shown in teal. Based on first and last mentions each season across the dataset.
Top flies by period
Patterns named most frequently in positive reports. Ranked by mention count across 8 seasons.
Month-by-month fishing calendar
What to expect each month. Quality rating and catch data reflect 8 seasons of IFI reports. FlyArea
*Catch rates derived from reports where specific numbers were mentioned — not all reports include them. A minimum of 5 reports with catch data is required for a month or season to show a value; “—” means insufficient data, not no fish. Competition catch rates are per boat and tend lower because events run on fixed dates regardless of conditions.
Season-by-season comparison
Each season rated by sentiment analysis across all reports. Sentiment bars show the proportion of excellent, good, moderate, and poor reports.
| Season | Reports | Catch/Rod | Sentiment | First Mayfly | Best Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | — | April 17 | June | |
| 2024 | 31 | 5.6 | May 23 | July | |
| 2023 | 21 | 3.8 | May 26 | April | |
| 2022 | 13 | — | May 19 | April | |
| 2021COVID | 20 | 8.3 | — | June | |
| 2020COVID | 7 | — | — | July | |
| 2019 | 19 | 10.4 | May 23 | April | |
| 2018 | 15 | 3 | May 21 | July |
Catch/Rod requires 5+ reports with explicit catch numbers for that season. Comp/Boat requires 1+ competition with boat and fish counts. “—” indicates insufficient data, not absence of fish.
Voices from the water
Quotes extracted from IFI reports that capture the essence of fishing on River Nore.
Fishing was excellent for Dry Fly, Dry Dropper and Euronymphing
continues to fish well, really well in fact
fantastic with plenty of quality trout on the move