A crystal marl lake next door to Mask, and among the purest limestone water in the country — the clarity alone is worth the visit before a fly is ever cast. Wild brown trout fishing here is excellent, with olive and mayfly hatches to match, though the lough is shallow and exposed enough to want calm conditions rather than force them. Get the right breeze and the right hatch together and the fishing can be as good as any lough in the west; and the water is clear enough that you'll sight fish to trout most anglers never get shown at all.
Duckfly hatches typically run from late March to early May, followed by the main olive hatches beginning around mid-April. Mayfly can start in late April or early May and is usually best by mid-May, with sedges carrying the fishing from May through the rest of the season and especially good in July. Murroughs and smaller late sedges become plentiful again in August and September, mostly in the evening.
- Lough system
- Limestone