Steelhead & salmon
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistRiver Fane
- Type
- Freestone river, Louth, Ireland
- Season
- Mar–Oct
Where the season comes from
Season The River Fane is Catch & release for 2026. Salmon and Sea trout 1st March to October 12th.
Set for this water by name.
River Fane
Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- None listed
- Listed by
- 3 authoritative lists
- Guides
- None listed
- Shops
- None listed
Today on River Fane
No live reading
Why there is no reading
No provider we read publishes a machine-readable feed on this water. We show no number rather than a guessed one.
Photo credit
The River Fane. Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More about River Fane
The River Fane is a freestone river in Counties Louth and Monaghan, Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland lists it as a salmon and sea trout water (East) and a wild brown trout river (East). 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 Dundalk and Blackrock, Co. Louth, and Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan.
Where to fish
About this
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.
Restrooms near River Fane
Restrooms near River Fane
Restrooms within 2 miles of River Fane 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 Fane
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near River Fane, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Restroom
1.4 mi away in a straight lineRun by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (as mapped)
- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Public (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
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- 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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- River BoyneMeath · Freestone river · about 54 km · live gauge
- Lough OwelWestmeath · Lake or reservoir · about 73 km
- Lough EnnellWestmeath · Lake or reservoir · about 82 km
- River LiffeyDublin · Freestone river · about 100 km · live gauge
- Lough ReeRoscommon · Lake or reservoir · about 104 km · live gauge
Regulations and official lists
About this
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 salmon and sea trout water (East)Salmon and sea trout fishing in the East · Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-10-20
- IFI wild brown trout river (East)Trout fishing in the east · Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-10-20
- Salmon fishery open to catch and release only (IFI Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme, 2026)Salmon Angling Regulations 2026 (Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme: open, catch-and-release and closed fisheries tables) · Inland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-10-20
Guides and shops near River Fane
About this
Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
No guide within 60 km yet.
Shops nearby
No shop nearby yet.
Species
About this
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the agency
- Salmon
- Sea trout
Gear checklist
About this
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.
Videos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
About this
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
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Watch: nymphing basics
About this
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 Fane.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 7 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 “River Fane, Kilmurry ED, Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, County Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.
- Salmon and sea trout fishing in the EastInland Fisheries Ireland · not verified by us (the site blocks automated checks): check the agency’s site
- Trout fishing in the eastInland Fisheries Ireland · not verified by us (the site blocks automated checks): check the agency’s site
- Salmon Angling Regulations 2026 (Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme: open, catch-and-release and closed fisheries tables)Inland Fisheries Ireland · not verified by us (the site blocks automated checks): check the agency’s site
- River Fane (salmon)Inland Fisheries Ireland · not verified by us (the site blocks automated checks): check the agency’s site
- River FaneInland Fisheries Ireland · checked 2026-11-04
- OpenStreetMap via Nominatim (position)© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · checked 2026-10-20
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30