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River Bandon

Type
Freestone river, Cork, Ireland
Season
Feb–Sep
Where the season comes from

Season Open for 2026 Salmon & Sea-trout: 15th February – 30th September. Sea-trout and brown trout fishing below Innishannon Bridge closed until 17th March

Set for this water by name.

River Bandon
Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there.

Live gauges
2 verified
Listed by
2 authoritative lists
Guides
None listed
Shops
None listed

Today on River Bandon

Reading the gauge…

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The Bandon River running still between overhanging summer trees
Photo credit

An unmodified section of the Bandon River west of Bandon town. Photo: Nilachseall, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about River Bandon

The River Bandon is a freestone river in County Cork, Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland lists it as a salmon centre of excellence and sea trout centre of excellence (South West). Inland Fisheries Ireland's 2026 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme lists it as an open salmon fishery with optional harvest surplus. It is near Bandon, Innishannon and Enniskean, Co. Cork. Its Irish name, Abhainn na Bandan, is from logainm.ie.

Water level now at 2 gauges
Reading the gauges…

Where to fish

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Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

River Bandon on the map

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Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Map of River Bandon: gauges, shops and guides

Restrooms

Map of River Bandon with 2 gauges.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near River Bandon

Restrooms near River Bandon

Restrooms within 2 miles of River Bandon in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Map of 6 restrooms near River Bandon

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 6 restrooms near River Bandon, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

  1. Restroom

    0.2 mi away in a straight line
    • Open 24/7 (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  2. Restroom

    0.3 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  3. Restroom

    0.3 mi away in a straight line
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  4. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Public (mapped)
    • Free (mapped)
    • Wheelchair accessible (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  5. Restroom

    0.8 mi away in a straight line
    • Customers only (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  6. Restroom

    1.4 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Customers only (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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  • Lough LeaneKerry · Lake or reservoir · about 55 km · live gauge
  • River LauneKerry · Freestone river · about 66 km · live gauge
  • Caragh RiverKerry · Freestone river · about 75 km

Sources OpenStreetMap via Nominatim (position)Overture Maps places (guide map points)

Where the map point comes from

Position: the OpenStreetMap feature “Bandon, County Cork, Munster, Ireland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate.

We hold no access map for Cork yet.

The map shows gauges (tap one for its reading on this page), and shops and guides nearby that publish a street address on their own website. Everyone else is in the lists below.

Regulations and official lists

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Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.

Guides and shops near River Bandon

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Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 60 km yet.

All Cork guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

All Cork shops

How these are chosen

Guides whose own website names this water come first, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Shops whose website names this water first, then fly shops within 100 km when the shop's website gives its location.

Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories.

Species

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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the agency

  • Salmon
  • Sea trout
  • Brown trout

Fish these in the US

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Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the River Bandon? Same fish, US waters.

  • The Roaring Fork River in Basalt in autumn, with golden cottonwoods along the bankGold Medal Water
    Photo credit

    The Roaring Fork River in Basalt, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Roaring Fork River

    Colorado

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

  • The Manistee River curving around a wooded island below forested hillsBlue Ribbon
    Photo credit

    The Manistee River, Michigan. Photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Manistee River

    Michigan

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

  • Two rafters below a small waterfall spilling into the Rogue RiverFeatured sport-fishing water
    Photo credit

    The Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Rogue River

    Oregon

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

  • The broad lower Yellowstone River bending past a sandbar below badland bluffs near Terry, MontanaAmong the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
    Photo credit

    The lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Yellowstone River

    Montana

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

  • The New Fork River running open through snow beneath a two-span timber truss bridge, with bare cottonwoods behindBlue Ribbon
    Photo credit

    The New Fork River at the DDZ Bridge near Boulder, Wyoming, in winter. Photo: Clayton B. Fraser, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    New Fork River

    Wyoming

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

  • The Colorado River at Lees Ferry flowing past a rocky shore beneath red sandstone cliffsBlue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Canyon Creek
    Photo credit

    The Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Photo: Denny Armstrong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Canyon Creek.

    Canyon Creek

    Arizona

    Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

Gear checklist

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A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.

Steelhead & salmon

11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Watch: nymphing basics

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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on nymphing

Fish Tales

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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with River Bandon.

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Sources for this page

Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.

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All 8 sources and dates

A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the OpenStreetMap feature “Bandon, County Cork, Munster, Ireland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.