- Permit required
Start with Viva (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
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Lee Reservoirs (Inniscarra & Carrigadrohid) Map
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- ESB-managed reservoirs (Inniscarra + Carrigadrohid)
- Catch-and-release ONLY
- Maximum 2 rods per angler
- 150 m exclusion zones from dams
- No fishing upstream of Carrigadrohid Bridge from 1 September to 31 December (habitat protection)
- Permits via IFI Permit Shop (day, weekly, seasonal)
A good match for Lee Reservoirs (Inniscarra & Carrigadrohid) — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
- Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
- Reservoirs of this kind fish well at this time of year.
- Free access — no permit requiredIrish coarse fishing is free. No rod licence needed for coarse species.
Lee Reservoirs (Inniscarra & Carrigadrohid)
Start with Viva (10-12) on a figure-of-eight with occasional strip. Early in the day, try buzzers on a slow figure-of-eight or a booby on a fast-sink line near the bottom. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. In the ripple, a bushy searching dry (Hopper, Shipman's, Elk Hair Caddis) outperforms flush emergers — it stays visible and holds the surface tension.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Buzzer may strengthen through the middle of the day as conditions warm.
Good ripple suits both bank and boat. Bank: work inflows, dam walls, and points. Boat: broadside drift covering wind lanes.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Lee Reservoirs (Inniscarra & Carrigadrohid) Map
Tap to view full map
Fishery map — attribution pending
- ESB-managed reservoirs (Inniscarra + Carrigadrohid)
- Catch-and-release ONLY
- Maximum 2 rods per angler
- 150 m exclusion zones from dams
- No fishing upstream of Carrigadrohid Bridge from 1 September to 31 December (habitat protection)
- Permits via IFI Permit Shop (day, weekly, seasonal)
A good match for Lee Reservoirs (Inniscarra & Carrigadrohid) — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
- Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
- Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
- Buzzer is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
- Reservoirs of this kind fish well at this time of year.
- Free access — no permit requiredIrish coarse fishing is free. No rod licence needed for coarse species.