One of Ireland's finest limestone loughs — shallow, clear water that seems to magnify every insect life. Exceptional mayfly and olive hatches. Known for holding specimen-sized wild brown trout that test your skills and your nerve. Relatively sheltered by surrounding hills which allows consistent fishing even in moderate breeze. The mayfly hatch from mid-May is worth planning your year around.
Duckfly typically start in mid-April and run for about three weeks, best in the evening from around 19:30, followed by a big lake-olive hatch over the weed through the first half of May. Ephemera danica mayfly usually run from early May into June across the lough and shore drifts, with a smaller Murrough (great red sedge) hatch around late May to early June bringing trout on from about 23:00. Caenis hatch heavily from mid-to-late June in calm sheltered bays at first light, and summer sedges carry the fishing from around 22:00 through June to August.
- Lough system
- Limestone
