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Lough Fadden Trout Fishery

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Good · Trout
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
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Good summer conditions for Lough Fadden Trout Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
66% confidence

Lough Fadden Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 27 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Peter Ross Dabbler
Peter Ross Dabbler10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
NW 27 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp—
Air temp15°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Trout
When
Cool, settled or lightly rippled water; cloud cover better than bright sun
Where
Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

Watch for

Terrestrials may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
72%
Cloud100%
Wind30%
Temp100%

A good match for Lough Fadden Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
  • Terrestrials are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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