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River Feale

Type
Freestone river, Kerry, Ireland
Season
Mar–Sep
Where the season comes from

Season Catch and release for 2026 (including Rivers Galey & Brick) Salmon season March 1 – September 30

Set for this water by name.

River Feale
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
1 nearby

Today on River Feale

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Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The River Feale running between leafy banks over a low rocky ledge near Listowel
Photo credit

The River Feale at the Finuge crossing near Listowel. Photo: Larsoner at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

More about River Feale

The River Feale is a freestone river in Counties Kerry and Limerick, Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland lists it as a salmon fishery and sea trout fishery (Shannon region). Inland Fisheries Ireland's 2026 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme lists it as a salmon fishery open to catch and release only. It is near Listowel, Co. Kerry and Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. Inland Fisheries Ireland places it “among the outstanding salmon and sea trout rivers of Ireland”. In 2026 it is catch and release, including the Rivers Galey and Brick. Its Irish name, An Fhéil, is from logainm.ie. Also called Cashen River.

Water level now at 2 gauges
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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.

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River Feale on the map

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Gauges, shops and guides nearby

Map of River Feale: gauges, shops and guides

Restrooms

Map of River Feale with 2 gauges, and shops and guides with an exact address nearby.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near River Feale

Restrooms near River Feale

Restrooms within 2 miles of River Feale 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 the restroom near River Feale

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Map of 1 restroom near River Feale, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

  1. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line
    • Fee (mapped)

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

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    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.

More water near River Feale (6)

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

Where the map point comes from

Position: the OpenStreetMap feature “Feale, Ballyduff ED, Listowel Municipal District, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate.

We hold no access map for Kerry 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.

Named among the country's best by Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Guides and shops near River Feale

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

Guides

No guide within 60 km yet.

All Kerry guides

1 shop nearby

All Kerry 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

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

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Fish Tales

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

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Sources for this page

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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 “Feale, Ballyduff ED, Listowel Municipal District, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.