Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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A good match for Barfinnihy Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
5 miles from Kenmare on the Kenmare-to-Killarney road. Stocked with triploid rainbow trout. The entire shoreline is overlooked from the road — easy access, visible water, often-rising fish reward shore-casting anglers willing to walk the perimeter. Bank fishing only.
A 35-acre mountain lough at Molls Gap, 6.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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A good match for Barfinnihy Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
5 miles from Kenmare on the Kenmare-to-Killarney road. Stocked with triploid rainbow trout. The entire shoreline is overlooked from the road — easy access, visible water, often-rising fish reward shore-casting anglers willing to walk the perimeter. Bank fishing only.
Barfinnihy Lake is a lough in South West / Kerry, Ireland. Its recorded elevation is about 249 m above sea level and the catchment geology is sandstone. The species listed for this water is rainbow trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 May to 30 September. Best window recorded for anglers: April–August. Core methods listed: dry fly; nymphing. Nearby waters in our listings include Lough Fadda (Sneem) at 4.0 km, Lough Cloon at 15 km and Gougane Barra at 27 km.
