Stillwater · Limestone · Central / Westmeath & Meath

Lough Bane

Lough Bane terrain map

Brown trout and occasional stocked rainbow lough in the Midlands.

Fair · Trout
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
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Good drifting conditions on Lough Bane
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
52% confidence

Lough Bane is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 13 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
NW 13 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp19°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Stale water· 0.2 mm in 48h

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

How to fish it · for Trout
When
The buzzer is on. Daddy Longlegs may also come into play as the day warms. Drift conditions look good — cover the wind lanes. The breeze will be blowing terrestrial insects onto the water — check the wind lanes and downwind margins for rising fish.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Peeping Caddis on the point. Have a sedge or murrough pattern ready on a short leader for the evening rise.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Peeping Caddis on the point. Have a sedge or murrough pattern ready 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

Hatch predictions

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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
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Green PeterHatch
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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.

Ranked for today
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Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Club permits required
  • Contact Westmeath Angling Association.
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.

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Stoneyford River
14 km
Brown trout
Lough Sheelin
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Brown trout
About this water

Brown trout and occasional stocked rainbow lough in the Midlands. Club-controlled with limited public access; day tickets through local association.

Hatches & food

Sitting within the Upper Boyne lakes system, Lough Bane shares in a general spring-to-autumn progression from buzzer through olives and mayfly to sedges, though that sequence is catchment-level context rather than lough-specific timing; the venue's own record points to small sedges fishing well on summer evenings, typically June to August.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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