Stillwater · Limestone · South East / Waterford

Carrigavantry

Carrigavantry terrain map

Club-managed rainbow and brown trout lough in Waterford.

Fair · Rainbow
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
Fairlive now
Murrough evening rise expected on Carrigavantry
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
63% confidence

Carrigavantry is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindN 24 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
N 24 km/h
N
N
from the north
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp
Air temp22°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The daddy longlegs are on. Murrough may also come into play as the day warms. The breeze will be blowing terrestrial insects onto the water — check the wind lanes and downwind margins for rising fish.
Where
Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
The plan
Plan A

Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

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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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Day tickets through Waterford angling clubs
  • Season permits available.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
60%
Cloud100%
Wind30%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.

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About this water

Club-managed rainbow and brown trout lough in Waterford. Day tickets available through local angling clubs. 30-acre clear-water reservoir, average depth 8–10 ft. Prolific lake olive and damselfly hatches. Brown-trout season 17 March – 30 September; rainbow trout fishable year-round.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Daddy longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March15 October
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