Stillwater · Limestone · North West / Leitrim, IE

Lough Doon (Leitrim)

Lough Doon (Leitrim) — Doon Lough 02

A small wild brown-trout lough of about fourteen hectares in Leitrim, north of Lough Gill between Sligo and Dromahair.

Closed season · Trout
Perch Fry · 8–10 long shank
Closed season
Season reopens 1 March. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.

Lough Doon (Leitrim) is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNE 16 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry8–10 long shank
Retrieve
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Gentle breeze
NE 16 km/h
N
NE
from the north-east
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp11.2°C
Air temp8°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1009 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 driftN wind
Northern end

A northerly has held for 9 hours, running colder than the water (7°C air against 11°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered northern 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
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.

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(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · November highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Green PeterHatch
2
3
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
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
59%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp60%

A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Lough Doon (Leitrim) — Doon Lough 02
    Doon Lough 02
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

It is the sort of place that rewards modest expectations richly — an exceptional head of quality trout, fish to fourteen inches, in a quiet corner most people drive past. Fly-only and bank-only, with a bag limit of four. The permit comes from the Blue Devon in Dromahair.

Hatches & food

A small rich limestone wild-trout lough with classic Irish loch fly life — duckfly and buzzer in spring, a good lake olive and mayfly burst, then sedge and Green Peter driving the quality trout into autumn.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • winter conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Permits & access
At a glance

Lough Doon (Leitrim) is a lough in North West / Leitrim, Ireland. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 60 m above sea level. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 March to 30 September. Core methods listed: loch-style wet fly from the bank; buzzer fishing under the wave; dry fly to rising fish. Nearby waters in our listings include Lough Arrow at 25 km, Lough na Leibe at 25 km and Erne Estuary at 27 km.