Stillwater · Limestone · Shannon / Offaly, IE

Pallas Lake

A small thirty-three-acre limestone put-and-take lake near Tullamore, stocked regularly with rainbow and brown trout and giving honest, steady sport.

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

Pallas Lake 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 temp10.9°C
Air temp5°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1010 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 Rainbow
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. 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

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
1
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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
Rainbow fly box
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
71%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp100%

A good match for Pallas Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The fish that overwinter grow on handsomely — rainbows of seven to twelve pounds have come out — so it is worth a cast even when the freshly-stocked fish are quiet. The banks are soft, so the provided stands are the safe and sensible place to fish from. Pallas Anglers run it on membership or day ticket.

Hatches & food

A small limestone put-and-take lake near Tullamore — buzzer, lake olive and summer sedge occur naturally, but the stocked rainbows and over-wintered browns are mostly taken on chironomid imitations, damsels and small lures.

  • Lake
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for winter fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May → 12 October
Related guides
Casting instructors near here
Booking & contacts
Permits & access
At a glance

Pallas Lake is a lake in Shannon / Offaly, Ireland. The catchment geology is recorded as limestone, and the water sits at about 70 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: rainbow trout and brown trout. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 May to 12 October. Core methods listed: lure fishing for fresh stockies; buzzer fishing static or slow; washing-line from the bank. Access is recorded as membership required. Nearby waters in our listings include River Brosna at 13 km, Camcor River at 20 km and Lough Ennell at 30 km.