Spate · Mixed · Co. Tyrone / Lough Neagh Tributaries, GB-NIR

Ballinderry River

Ballinderry River venue image

The Ballinderry is a Lough Neagh tributary renowned for excellent wild brown trout fishing and autumn dollaghan runs.

Prime · Brown Trout
Hare's Ear Nymph · 12-16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.52 m
  • Water temp15.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Hare's Ear Nymph
Hare's Ear Nymph12-16
Upstream
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.52 m
Water temp15.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindSE 41 km/h
Pressure1005 hPa
Rain · recent12.0 mm
Rain · ahead14.5 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
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Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Ballinderry is a Lough Neagh tributary renowned for excellent wild brown trout fishing and autumn dollaghan runs. A mid-sized river with varied character — riffles, pools, and glides through agricultural country. Brown trout average 8–10 oz with fish to 2 lb throughout. Dollaghan enter from July and provide exciting autumn sport. Managed by local clubs with affordable day tickets.

Hatches & food

No venue-specific hatch data yet; as a spate river draining basalt and peat country, expect modest upwing and sedge activity typical of these lowland Ulster streams, topped up by terrestrial falls after summer rain — a general expectation, not an observed hatch.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 85 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity79 × 12%9.5
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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