Stillwater · Limestone · North / Monaghan, IE

Emy Lough

Emy Lough venue image

Club-managed brown trout and pike water in Monaghan.

Closed season · Trout
Perch Fry · 8–10 long shank
Closed season
Season reopens 15 March. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.

Emy Lough is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindW 10 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 12 km/h
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry8–10 long shank
Retrieve
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 12 km/h
W 10 km/h
N
W
from the west
WaveRipple
Water temp10.3°C
Air temp0°C
CloudBroken
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Stale water· No rain in 48h

Little recent rain — fresh fish runs unlikely. Focus on resident fish and established lies.

Head to
Wind driftSW wind
South-western end

A southwesterly has held for 6 hours, running colder than the water (5°C air against 10°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered south-western end instead — off the back of the wind, where the undertow returns food along the bottom. That chill sits in the top of the water, though, and the bed is slower to feel it — on a bottom bait it is the undertow, not the temperature, that puts you at this end. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
April–October; brown trout May–June, pike summer
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Perch Fry on the bob and Minkie on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Perch Fry on the bob and Minkie on the point.

Plan B

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.

Watch for

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

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
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Trout seasonSeason
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Green PeterHatch
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2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
DuckflyHatch
2
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

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
Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • Permit required (Emy & District Angling Club — Paul Gormley 047-87573)
  • No outboard engines (drinking water source)
  • State rod licence required.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
79%
Cloud70%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Emy Lough — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 1
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About this water

Club permits required; limited day-ticket availability through local associations. Annually stocked. Source of local drinking water — outboard engines prohibited. Good fly hatches: mayfly, olives, sedges, gnats.

Hatches & food

A limestone lough where lake olives, a mayfly hatch and sedges form the core fly life, though the source gives no seasonal timing or species resolution beyond those angling groups; gnats are also noted as important to the fishery, though the insects themselves aren't taxonomically resolved.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 March → 15 October
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Emy Lough is a lough in North / Monaghan, Ireland. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 64 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: brown trout and pike. The trout season is recorded as running from 15 March to 15 October. Best window recorded for anglers: April–October; brown trout May–June, pike summer. Core methods listed: dry fly; wet fly; pike fly. Boat fishing is recorded as available. Nearby waters in our listings include Monaghan Blackwater at 10 km, Lough Corry at 24 km and Corranny Lake at 25 km.