Little recent rain — fresh fish runs unlikely. Focus on resident fish and established lies.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Perch Fry on the bob and Minkie 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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Conditions are ideal for Lough O'Flynn — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
It is renowned for its mayfly — prolific from mid-May into July — followed by a strong sedge season and dapping into the autumn. Midland Fisheries Group permit. The access is good for once, with a pier on the south shore.
A rich limestone Roscommon lake renowned for prolific Mayfly (Ephemera danica) from mid-May into July, backed by duckfly and lake olive early and a strong sedge season — classic Irish limestone loch entomology.
A 300-acre rich limestone lake in Roscommon, just north of Ballinlough, with wild and stocked brown trout averaging a pound and a half and fish to three or four pounds.
Little recent rain — fresh fish runs unlikely. Focus on resident fish and established lies.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Perch Fry on the bob and Minkie 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.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Conditions are ideal for Lough O'Flynn — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
It is renowned for its mayfly — prolific from mid-May into July — followed by a strong sedge season and dapping into the autumn. Midland Fisheries Group permit. The access is good for once, with a pier on the south shore.
A rich limestone Roscommon lake renowned for prolific Mayfly (Ephemera danica) from mid-May into July, backed by duckfly and lake olive early and a strong sedge season — classic Irish limestone loch entomology.
Lough O'Flynn is a lough in Midlands / Roscommon-Westmeath, Ireland. Its recorded elevation is about 70 m above sea level and the catchment geology is limestone. The species listed for this water is brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 March to 12 October. Core methods listed: loch-style drift with wet flies; dapping the mayfly; autumn dapping (daddy/grasshopper). Access is recorded as a water managed by an angling association or club. Boat fishing is recorded as available. Nearby waters in our listings include Lough na Leibe at 36 km, Lough Arrow at 38 km and Lough Carra at 41 km.
