Stillwater · Limestone · East / Kildare

Carton House Fishery

Carton House Fishery terrain map
Fair · Rainbow
Black Buzzer (10-14) · 10–14
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Carton House Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
50% confidence

Carton House Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 11 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
BB
Black Buzzer (10-14)10–14
Static or slow on a long leader — the staple stillwater chironomid.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
W 11 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp19°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
morning and evening with a ripple
Where
Start with Black Buzzer (10-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Black Buzzer (10-14) on a slow, natural presentation — check locally for the preferred method. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.

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

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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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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
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Permit/ticket required; confirm operator dates.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Carton House Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Rainbow trout 1 March30 September
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