A southerly has held for 13 hours at much the same temperature as the 15°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the northern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Start with Perch Fry (8-10_long_shank) — on the point. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Murrough should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Killylane is a straightforward DAERA stocked-brown-trout reservoir in upland east Antrim. It is a clear trout-only public-estate venue with a simple, uncomplicated access model. This is not a glamour destination, but it is exactly the sort of dependable local reservoir anglers expect to see covered.
Killylane is a straightforward DAERA stocked-brown-trout reservoir in upland east Antrim.
A southerly has held for 13 hours at much the same temperature as the 15°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the northern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Start with Perch Fry (8-10_long_shank) — on the point. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Murrough should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Killylane is a straightforward DAERA stocked-brown-trout reservoir in upland east Antrim. It is a clear trout-only public-estate venue with a simple, uncomplicated access model. This is not a glamour destination, but it is exactly the sort of dependable local reservoir anglers expect to see covered.
