Hatch predictions
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Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
The Maine flows through County Antrim to Lough Neagh, gathering the Braid and Kells Water along the way. For most of the year it is a quiet mixed river holding small wild trout. From late summer, when enough rain has fallen and the river lifts and settles, it becomes a dollaghan river — and that is when it matters. Dollaghan are migratory brown trout endemic to Lough Neagh, running the Maine from July to October to spawn. Evening fishing, wet flies, a dropping river.
The River Maine near Ballymena, County Antrim.
Robert Ashby, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Maine flows through County Antrim to Lough Neagh, gathering the Braid and Kells Water along the way.
Hatch predictions
Today's headline hatch shown — see all 12 active hatches hour by hour with Pro.
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Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
The Maine flows through County Antrim to Lough Neagh, gathering the Braid and Kells Water along the way. For most of the year it is a quiet mixed river holding small wild trout. From late summer, when enough rain has fallen and the river lifts and settles, it becomes a dollaghan river — and that is when it matters. Dollaghan are migratory brown trout endemic to Lough Neagh, running the Maine from July to October to spawn. Evening fishing, wet flies, a dropping river.
