Stillwater · Limestone · Midlands / Westmeath, IE

Mount Dalton Lake

Mount Dalton Lake terrain map

A small twenty-acre lake in the grounds of Mount Dalton near Rathconrath, stocked as fingerlings that grow on naturally to a pound and a half to three pounds on the rich feeding.

Fair · Trout
Perch Fry · 8-10_long_shank
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Good drifting conditions on Mount Dalton Lake
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Worth a session if the wind holds.
56% confidence

Mount Dalton Lake is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindSE 23 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry8-10_long_shank
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Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze
SE 23 km/h
N
SE
from the south-east
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp11.5°C
Air temp13°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1004 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
Where
Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph 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

Sedge should come on through the afternoon as the water warms.

Boat — at anchor

Windy conditions suit anchoring in productive areas rather than open-water drifting.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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Reservoir BuzzerHatch
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3
3
3
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Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
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3
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Lake OliveHatch
2
3
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3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
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2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

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

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About this water

A small twenty-acre lake in the grounds of Mount Dalton near Rathconrath, stocked as fingerlings that grow on naturally to a pound and a half to three pounds on the rich feeding. Lake olives, sedges and chironomids hatch here, and the terrestrials blow on in numbers, so it is nearly always worth a visit. Midland Fisheries Group permit; boat and fly only, and the boat wants booking ahead through C. Gibson Brabazon, down the private avenue off the Mullingar–Ballymahon road.

Hatches & food

A small rich Westmeath limestone lake with reliable lake olive, chironomid and sedge hatches plus heavy terrestrial falls — enough natural feeding to grow fingerling browns on fast to good condition.

  • Lake
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
  • Lake Olive is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 12 October
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