River Clare

Type: Freestone river, Galway, Ireland
Season: Mar–Sep
Where the season comes from
The trout season runs from 1st of March until 30th of September (01 March – 31 August on the Abbert and Grange tributaries)
Set for this water by name.
Clare River
Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there.
Live gauges: 1 verified
Listed by: 1 authoritative list
Guides: None listed
Shops: None listed

Today on River Clare

Latest reading only

Office of Public Works (OPW) publishes no record for the date to compare it with, so there is no verdict.

Water level: 1.39 m (4.55 ft)
Water temp: 9.3°C (48.7°F)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 8:45 PM GMT

At Corrofin Clare (Office of Public Works (OPW) station 30004)

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The River Clare running dark below an ivy-hung limestone bank and bare trees at Lackagh — Photo credit
The River Clare at Lackagh, County Galway. Photo: DeeEmm, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about River Clare

The River Clare is a freestone river in County Galway, Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland lists it as a wild brown trout river (Corrib catchment). This is the Corrib tributary through Tuam, Corofin and Claregalway, Co. Galway, not the River Clare in Co. Clare or Co. Limerick. The species shown are those the IFI page names for the Claregalway Castle Fishery section.

Water level now at the gauge

Corrofin Clare

Office of Public Works (OPW) · station 30004

Water level: 1.39 m (4.55 ft)
Water temp: 9.3 °C (48.7 °F)

Reading Nov 5, 8:45 PM GMT

Level is staff-gauge level (metres on the station's gauge); it is not a depth.

Steady · 24 h (-0.05 m)

Water level · last 7 days

View data as a table

Water level, last 7 days: readings about hourly, newest first, as the provider published them. Missing hours are not filled in.
Time	Water level (m)	Water temp (°C)
Nov 5, 8:45 PM GMT	1.39	–
Nov 5, 7:45 PM GMT	1.39	9.3
Nov 5, 6:45 PM GMT	1.39	9.3
Nov 5, 5:45 PM GMT	1.39	9.3
Nov 5, 4:45 PM GMT	1.4	9.3
Nov 5, 3:45 PM GMT	1.39	9.3
Nov 5, 2:45 PM GMT	1.39	9.3
Nov 5, 1:45 PM GMT	1.4	9.3
Nov 5, 12:45 PM GMT	1.41	9.2
Nov 5, 11:45 AM GMT	1.4	9.2
Nov 5, 10:45 AM GMT	1.41	9.2
Nov 5, 9:45 AM GMT	1.41	9.2
Nov 5, 8:45 AM GMT	1.41	9.1
Nov 5, 7:45 AM GMT	1.41	9.1
Nov 5, 6:45 AM GMT	1.42	9.1
Nov 5, 5:45 AM GMT	1.41	9.1
Nov 5, 4:45 AM GMT	1.42	9.1
Nov 5, 3:45 AM GMT	1.42	9.2
Nov 5, 2:45 AM GMT	1.42	9.2
Nov 5, 1:45 AM GMT	1.42	9.2
Nov 5, 12:45 AM GMT	1.43	9.3
Nov 4, 11:45 PM GMT	1.43	9.3
Nov 4, 10:45 PM GMT	1.43	9.2
Nov 4, 9:45 PM GMT	1.44	9.2
Nov 4, 8:45 PM GMT	1.43	9.2
Nov 4, 7:45 PM GMT	1.44	9.2
Nov 4, 6:45 PM GMT	1.44	9.3
Nov 4, 5:45 PM GMT	1.45	9.3
Nov 4, 4:45 PM GMT	1.45	9.3
Nov 4, 3:45 PM GMT	1.45	9.3
Nov 4, 2:45 PM GMT	1.45	9.2
Nov 4, 1:45 PM GMT	1.46	9.2
Nov 4, 12:45 PM GMT	1.46	9.1
Nov 4, 11:45 AM GMT	1.46	9.1
Nov 4, 10:45 AM GMT	1.47	9
Nov 4, 9:45 AM GMT	1.46	9
Nov 4, 8:45 AM GMT	1.47	9
Nov 4, 7:45 AM GMT	1.46	9
Nov 4, 6:45 AM GMT	1.47	9
Nov 4, 5:45 AM GMT	1.47	8.9
Nov 4, 4:45 AM GMT	1.47	8.9
Nov 4, 3:45 AM GMT	1.48	8.9
Nov 4, 2:45 AM GMT	1.48	8.9
Nov 4, 1:45 AM GMT	1.48	8.9
Nov 4, 12:45 AM GMT	1.48	8.8
Nov 3, 11:45 PM GMT	1.49	8.8
Nov 3, 10:45 PM GMT	1.5	8.8
Nov 3, 9:45 PM GMT	1.49	8.7
Nov 3, 8:45 PM GMT	1.49	8.7
Nov 3, 7:45 PM GMT	1.5	8.7
Nov 3, 6:45 PM GMT	1.5	8.7
Nov 3, 5:45 PM GMT	1.5	8.7
Nov 3, 4:45 PM GMT	1.51	8.7
Nov 3, 3:45 PM GMT	1.51	8.7
Nov 3, 2:45 PM GMT	1.51	8.7
Nov 3, 1:45 PM GMT	1.51	8.7
Nov 3, 12:45 PM GMT	1.51	8.6
Nov 3, 11:45 AM GMT	1.52	8.6
Nov 3, 10:45 AM GMT	1.52	8.6
Nov 3, 9:45 AM GMT	1.53	8.7
Nov 3, 8:45 AM GMT	1.53	8.7
Nov 3, 7:45 AM GMT	1.53	8.7
Nov 3, 6:45 AM GMT	1.53	8.8
Nov 3, 5:45 AM GMT	1.54	8.8
Nov 3, 4:45 AM GMT	1.54	8.9
Nov 3, 3:45 AM GMT	1.54	8.9
Nov 3, 2:45 AM GMT	1.54	9
Nov 3, 1:45 AM GMT	1.55	9
Nov 3, 12:45 AM GMT	1.56	9.1
Nov 2, 11:45 PM GMT	1.56	9.2
Nov 2, 10:45 PM GMT	1.56	9.2
Nov 2, 9:45 PM GMT	1.56	9.2
Nov 2, 8:45 PM GMT	1.58	9.2
Nov 2, 7:45 PM GMT	1.57	9.3
Nov 2, 6:45 PM GMT	1.58	9.3
Nov 2, 5:45 PM GMT	1.58	9.4
Nov 2, 4:45 PM GMT	1.59	9.4
Nov 2, 3:45 PM GMT	1.59	9.5
Nov 2, 2:45 PM GMT	1.59	9.5
Nov 2, 1:45 PM GMT	1.6	9.5
Nov 2, 12:45 PM GMT	1.6	9.4
Nov 2, 11:45 AM GMT	1.6	9.4
Nov 2, 10:45 AM GMT	1.6	9.3
Nov 2, 9:45 AM GMT	1.61	9.3
Nov 2, 8:45 AM GMT	1.61	9.4
Nov 2, 7:45 AM GMT	1.62	9.5
Nov 2, 6:45 AM GMT	1.63	9.6
Nov 2, 5:45 AM GMT	1.63	9.7
Nov 2, 4:45 AM GMT	1.63	9.7
Nov 2, 3:45 AM GMT	1.63	9.8
Nov 2, 2:45 AM GMT	1.64	9.9
Nov 2, 1:45 AM GMT	1.64	10
Nov 2, 12:45 AM GMT	1.65	10
Nov 1, 11:45 PM GMT	1.65	10.1
Nov 1, 10:45 PM GMT	1.66	10.2
Nov 1, 9:45 PM GMT	1.66	10.3
Nov 1, 8:45 PM GMT	1.66	10.3
Nov 1, 7:45 PM GMT	1.67	10.4
Nov 1, 6:45 PM GMT	1.67	10.4
Nov 1, 5:45 PM GMT	1.68	10.5
Nov 1, 4:45 PM GMT	1.68	10.6
Nov 1, 3:45 PM GMT	1.69	10.7
Nov 1, 2:45 PM GMT	1.69	10.8
Nov 1, 1:45 PM GMT	1.69	10.8
Nov 1, 12:45 PM GMT	1.7	10.7
Nov 1, 11:45 AM GMT	1.7	10.7
Nov 1, 10:45 AM GMT	1.7	10.7
Nov 1, 9:45 AM GMT	1.7	10.7
Nov 1, 8:45 AM GMT	1.7	10.8
Nov 1, 7:45 AM GMT	1.71	10.9
Nov 1, 6:45 AM GMT	1.71	11
Nov 1, 5:45 AM GMT	1.71	11.1
Nov 1, 4:45 AM GMT	1.72	11.2
Nov 1, 3:45 AM GMT	1.72	11.3
Nov 1, 2:45 AM GMT	1.71	11.4
Nov 1, 1:45 AM GMT	1.73	11.5
Nov 1, 12:45 AM GMT	1.73	11.5
Oct 31, 11:45 PM GMT	1.73	11.6
Oct 31, 10:45 PM GMT	1.74	11.7
Oct 31, 9:45 PM GMT	1.73	11.7
Oct 31, 8:45 PM GMT	1.74	11.8
Oct 31, 7:45 PM GMT	1.75	11.8
Oct 31, 6:45 PM GMT	1.75	11.8
Oct 31, 5:45 PM GMT	1.75	11.8
Oct 31, 4:45 PM GMT	1.75	11.8
Oct 31, 3:45 PM GMT	1.75	11.9
Oct 31, 2:45 PM GMT	1.76	11.8
Oct 31, 1:45 PM GMT	1.76	11.8
Oct 31, 12:45 PM GMT	1.76	11.8
Oct 31, 11:45 AM GMT	1.77	11.8
Oct 31, 10:45 AM GMT	1.77	11.8
Oct 31, 9:45 AM GMT	1.77	11.7
Oct 31, 8:45 AM GMT	1.78	11.7
Oct 31, 7:45 AM GMT	1.8	11.7
Oct 31, 6:45 AM GMT	1.79	11.8
Oct 31, 5:45 AM GMT	1.81	11.8
Oct 31, 4:45 AM GMT	1.81	11.8
Oct 31, 3:45 AM GMT	1.82	11.8
Oct 31, 2:45 AM GMT	1.82	11.8
Oct 31, 1:45 AM GMT	1.82	11.8
Oct 31, 12:45 AM GMT	1.84	11.8
Oct 30, 11:45 PM GMT	1.84	11.8
Oct 30, 10:45 PM GMT	1.85	11.8
Oct 30, 9:45 PM GMT	1.85	11.8
Oct 30, 8:45 PM GMT	1.87	11.8
Oct 30, 7:45 PM GMT	1.87	11.7
Oct 30, 6:45 PM GMT	1.88	11.7
Oct 30, 5:45 PM GMT	1.89	11.7
Oct 30, 4:45 PM GMT	1.89	11.7
Oct 30, 3:45 PM GMT	1.9	11.6
Oct 30, 2:45 PM GMT	1.92	11.6
Oct 30, 1:45 PM GMT	1.92	11.5
Oct 30, 12:45 PM GMT	1.93	11.5
Oct 30, 11:45 AM GMT	1.94	11.4
Oct 30, 10:45 AM GMT	1.95	11.3
Oct 30, 9:45 AM GMT	1.96	11.3
Oct 30, 8:45 AM GMT	1.96	11.2
Oct 30, 7:45 AM GMT	1.98	11.2
Oct 30, 6:45 AM GMT	1.99	11.2
Oct 30, 5:45 AM GMT	2	11.2
Oct 30, 4:45 AM GMT	2.02	11.2
Oct 30, 3:45 AM GMT	2.03	11.2
Oct 30, 2:45 AM GMT	2.03	11.2
Oct 30, 1:45 AM GMT	2.05	11.2
Oct 30, 12:45 AM GMT	2.07	11.2
Oct 29, 11:45 PM GMT	2.07	11.2
Oct 29, 10:45 PM GMT	2.08	11.2
Oct 29, 9:45 PM GMT	2.09	11.3
Oct 29, 8:45 PM GMT	2.11	11.3

Readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and are the providers' own provisional values, shown as published. Imperial figures are converted from the metric reading for comparison only.

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Where to fish

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River Clare on the map

Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Restrooms

Map of River Clare with 1 gauge.

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Restrooms near River Clare

Restrooms within 2 miles of River Clare 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.

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Regulations and official lists

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.

IFI wild brown trout river (Corrib catchment)Trout fishing in the west · Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-10-20

Guides and shops near River Clare

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

Guides

No guide within 60 km yet.

All Galway guides

Shops nearby

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Species

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

Listed by the agency

Brown trout
Salmon

Plan your stay

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Anglers Rest Hotel
Gaillimh, Galway, Ireland
Fishing lodge · 11 mi
- Unclaimed
Corrib View Lodge
Shrule ED, Mayo, Ireland
Fishing lodge · 12 mi
- Unclaimed
- Guided fishing

Getting there

NOC · Charlestown · 25 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
SNN · Shannon · 59 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
KIR · Farranfore · 99 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Fish these in the US

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 Clare? Same fish, US waters.

Gold Medal Water
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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
Blue Ribbon
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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
Featured sport-fishing water
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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
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)
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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
Blue 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
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Canyon Creek
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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

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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