Stillwater · Mixed · Co. Antrim / Carrickfergus hills

Middle South Woodburn Reservoir

Middle South Woodburn Reservoir terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
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Evening session looks promising at Middle South Woodburn Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
54% confidence

Middle South Woodburn Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 9 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Peter Ross Dabbler
Peter Ross Dabbler10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SW 9 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp21°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The murrough is on at Middle South Woodburn Reservoir. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently. Evening can bring a surface rise — have a dry fly or emerger ready.
Where
Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.

Plan B

If surface work dries up, try a diawl bach or hare's ear on the point and skate a sedge pattern on the bob at last light.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Bank

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Through the year
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
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3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
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3
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2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Middle South Woodburn Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Murrough is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March31 October
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