Stillwater · Acidic · North East / Northumberland

Sweethope Lough

Sweethope Loughs venue image
Fair · Rainbow
Marabou Damsel · 8-12
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Good drifting conditions on Sweethope Lough
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
50% confidence

Sweethope Lough is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 26 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
MD
Marabou Damsel8-12
Retrieve, sub-surface
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 26 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp
Air temp23°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
May–September
Where
Work Shipman's Buzzer on the bob and Marabou Damsel on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Work Shipman's Buzzer on the bob and Marabou Damsel 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.

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

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
50%
Cloud100%
Wind30%
Temp25%

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

Other water nearby · 5
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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.
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