Stillwater · Limestone · North / Monaghan

Emy Lough

Emy Lough terrain map

Club-managed brown trout and pike water in Monaghan.

Fair · Trout
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
49% confidence
limited data

Emy Lough is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 14 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Peter Ross Dabbler
Peter Ross Dabbler10-12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
SW 14 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp20°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Stale water· 0.8 mm in 48h

Little recent rain — fresh fish runs unlikely. Focus on resident fish and established lies.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
April–October; brown trout May–June, pike summer
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough on the point.

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

Green Peter should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
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1
Green PeterHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

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

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Trout fly box
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Permit required (Emy & District Angling Club — Paul Gormley 047-87573)
  • No outboard engines (drinking water source)
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
About this water

Club-managed brown trout and pike water in Monaghan. Club permits required; limited day-ticket availability through local associations. Annually stocked. Source of local drinking water — outboard engines prohibited. Good fly hatches: mayfly, olives, sedges, gnats.

Hatches & food

A limestone lough where lake olives, a mayfly hatch and sedges form the core fly life, though the source gives no seasonal timing or species resolution beyond those angling groups; gnats are also noted as important to the fishery, though the insects themselves aren't taxonomically resolved.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March15 October
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