Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough 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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.
One of Ireland's finest limestone loughs — shallow, clear water that seems to magnify every insect life. Exceptional mayfly and olive hatches. Known for holding specimen-sized wild brown trout that test your skills and your nerve. Relatively sheltered by surrounding hills which allows consistent fishing even in moderate breeze. The mayfly hatch from mid-May is worth planning your year around.
WFD code normalized 2026-06-18: IE_WE_35_159 → IEWE_35_159 (EPA national format → EEA WISE euSurfaceWaterBodyCode; same water body, now joinable to WISE). Status confirmed against EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu. | Prior note: EPA WFD 2019-2024 (lake layer) — Lough Arrow: Good ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from IESH_26F020400 (a river/stream water body, not the lough) to the lough's own EPA lake water body. Source: EPA Ireland WFD 2019-2024 classification (catchments.ie / EDEN).
EPA (Ireland) · IEWE_35_159
Lough Arrow from the air
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One of Ireland's finest limestone loughs — shallow, clear water that seems to magnify every insect life.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough 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.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.
One of Ireland's finest limestone loughs — shallow, clear water that seems to magnify every insect life. Exceptional mayfly and olive hatches. Known for holding specimen-sized wild brown trout that test your skills and your nerve. Relatively sheltered by surrounding hills which allows consistent fishing even in moderate breeze. The mayfly hatch from mid-May is worth planning your year around.
WFD code normalized 2026-06-18: IE_WE_35_159 → IEWE_35_159 (EPA national format → EEA WISE euSurfaceWaterBodyCode; same water body, now joinable to WISE). Status confirmed against EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu. | Prior note: EPA WFD 2019-2024 (lake layer) — Lough Arrow: Good ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from IESH_26F020400 (a river/stream water body, not the lough) to the lough's own EPA lake water body. Source: EPA Ireland WFD 2019-2024 classification (catchments.ie / EDEN).
EPA (Ireland) · IEWE_35_159
