Stillwater · Volcanic · Northern Ireland, GB-NIR

Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery

Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery venue image

Tucked into the Causeway Coast country, Cashel Lake View has the kind of setting that makes the blank days easier to forgive.

Closed season · Trout
Perch Fry · 8–10 long shank
Closed season
Season reopens 1 March. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.

Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 15 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry8–10 long shank
Retrieve
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 15 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp9.3°C
Air temp6°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1009 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
Cloudy, lightly broken water, cool to moderate temperatures; evenings in summer heat
Where
Start with Perch Fry (8–10 long shank) — on the point. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Perch Fry (8–10 long shank) — on the point. Early in the day, nymphs and buzzers fished slowly tend to outperform attractors.

Plan B

Slow down everything. A booby on a fast-sinking line, left static, can pick up deep fish.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank

Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
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.

Buzzer team todayfor the conditions now
Point
Black buzzer, orange thorax
Not in this water's box
#10
How to fish it
Intermediate line · let the breeze drift the team, then hang it 15–30 s

Fly recommendations

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Ranked for today
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Duncrun Fly Fishing Trout Lakes
25 km
Rainbow trout
Bann Valley Fishery
26 km
Brown trout
Bann Valley Fishery
26 km
Brown trout
Ballyheather Trout Fishery
33 km
Brown trout
Ballyheather Trout Fishery
33 km
Brown trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The water sits over volcanic ground, and it fishes best when the weather behaves like proper trout weather — cloud overhead, a ripple on the surface, the temperature cool to moderate. Early season it's buzzers and a bit of patience, the fish holding deep and taking slow. Through late spring the nymph fishing wakes up, and by summer there's enough sedge and damsel movement to fish a dry on a settled evening. When the wind howls off the coast you tuck into the lee and fish shorter; when it drops away and the sun glares down, the fishing goes quiet and so should you. Consistent, scenic water that asks for a sensible approach rather than a clever one.

  • Fishery
  • Volcanic
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for winter fishing.
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At a glance

Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery is a stillwater fishery in Northern Ireland. Its recorded elevation is about 100 m above sea level and the catchment geology is volcanic. The species listed for this water is brown trout. Best window recorded for anglers: Cloudy, lightly broken water, cool to moderate temperatures; evenings in summer heat. Core methods listed: Buzzers fished slow under the ripple; Diawl bach and cruncher teams on an intermediate; Damsel along the margins in warmer water. Nearby waters in our listings include Duncrun Fly Fishing Trout Lakes at 25 km, Bann Valley Fishery at 26 km and Bann Valley Fishery at 26 km.