Stillwater · Mixed · Co. Fermanagh / Belcoo border

Upper Lough MacNean

Wide view across the blue water of Upper Lough MacNean towards wooded shoreline and distant hills under a partly cloudy sky.

Upper Lough MacNean is a shared border lough on the Belcoo side of west Fermanagh.

Poor · Trout
Peter Ross Dabbler · 10-12
Save the drive for another morning
Good wave on — drift country. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
24% confidence
low-confidence read — verify locally

Upper Lough MacNean is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 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
SW 13 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp21°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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Freshness unknown· 3 mm in 48h

Conditions are moderate — some water movement possible.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
Spring to early autumn
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

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

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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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
74%
Cloud100%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A good match for Upper Lough MacNean — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Lough Erne (Upper & Lower)
17 km
Brown trout · Pike
Lough Erne (Upper & Lower)
17 km
Brown trout · Pike
Pettigo Lakes
28 km
Brown trout
Assaroe Lake
29 km
Brown trout
Lough Doon (Leitrim)
29 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Wide view across the blue water of Upper Lough MacNean towards wooded shoreline and distant hills under a partly cloudy sky.
    Upper Lough MacNean, straddling the Fermanagh/Leitrim border, with the Cuilcagh hills beyond.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Upper Lough MacNean is a shared border lough on the Belcoo side of west Fermanagh. DAERA describes it as a wild venue holding brown trout alongside pike, perch, bream, roach and hybrids. It is not a neat stocked-trout fishery but a broad natural lough where trout are a secondary but still worthwhile draw.

Hatches & food

No venue-specific hatch data yet; as a mixed stillwater on this north-west limestone system, expect a broad diet of buzzers, small olives and caddis typical of the region's loughs — a general expectation only, not a confirmed hatch.

  • Lough
  • Mixed
Why this score
  • Cloud cover (cloud) suits the fishery well.
  • Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 31 October
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