Stillwater · Limestone · East / Dublin

Corkagh Park Fishery

Corkagh Park Fishery terrain map

A small park fishery at Clondalkin: a three-and-a-half-acre trout lake and a separate coarse lake, both fed off the Camac River.

Fair · Rainbow
Gosling · 8-10
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Corkagh Park Fishery
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
58% confidence

Corkagh Park Fishery is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSW 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Gosling
Gosling8-10
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Light breeze
SW 8 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveRipple
Water temp—
Air temp18°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Current conditions suit Corkagh Park Fishery well for summer tactics. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. 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 Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. 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

Hatch predictions

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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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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
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
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
91%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp100%

Conditions are ideal for Corkagh Park Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.

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About this water

A small park fishery at Clondalkin: a three-and-a-half-acre trout lake and a separate coarse lake, both fed off the Camac River. It is worth saying plainly that the fishery is currently under review by South Dublin County Council and the fishing is limited for now — so confirm the situation before you travel rather than after.

Hatches & food

A small put-and-take park lake fed off the Camac — a buzzer-and-corixa stillwater where rainbows respond to chironomid, damsel and small lures rather than natural upwing hatches; fly life is limited and stocking-led.

  • Fishery
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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Irish Loughs Playbooklough-style fishingSmall Stillwater Playbookstillwater tacticsThermal Layers & Troutreading depth and temperature
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