Waters · Ireland
River Shannon (Lower) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The lower Shannon and its backwaters fish like a chain of connected lakes — slow, deep and full of bream shoals that the pike follow all winter.
Today's report: excellent (81/100)
European Perch is the most promising species on River Shannon (Lower) today. Water temperature is around 10.4°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 14:00–16:00 local time — score 78/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 83/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 84/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pike | 79 — good | 87 — excellent | 85 — excellent |
| Common bream | 66 — good | 67 — good | 62 — good |
| European Perch | 81 — excellent | 89 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's River Shannon (Lower) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.92)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- water temperature: helping (+0.72)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:01:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More northern pike waters
- Lough Corrib — Galway, Ireland
- Bodensee (Lake Constance) — Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Chew Valley Lake — Somerset, England
- Lake Windermere — Lake District, England
- Loch Lomond — Scotland
Nearby waters
- Lough Corrib — Galway, Ireland (96 km away)
- River Wye (Hereford) — Herefordshire, England (406 km away)
- Lake Windermere — Lake District, England (420 km away)
- Chew Valley Lake — Somerset, England (436 km away)
- Loch Lomond — Scotland (462 km away)
- River Test — Hampshire, England (520 km away)