Stillwater · Limestone · West / Mayo

Rooskey Lough

Rooskey Lough terrain map

A fifteen-acre lough in a lovely corner of the Moy valley that was once stocked with rainbow trout but is no longer run as a commercial fishery.

Fair · Rainbow
Gosling · 8-10
Fairlive now
Daddy longlegs expected on Rooskey Lough
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
59% confidence

Rooskey Lough is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindS 17 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Gosling
Gosling8-10
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
S 17 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp—
Air temp20°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

Some readings unavailable — check directly before fishing.

Freshness unknown· 3 mm in 48h

Conditions are moderate — some water movement possible.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The daddy longlegs are on. Buzzer may also come into play as the day warms. Drift conditions look good — cover the wind lanes. The breeze will be blowing terrestrial insects onto the water — check the wind lanes and downwind margins for rising fish.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work Bibio on the bob and Murrough 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

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

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

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
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D
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Daddy Long LegsHatch
2
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.

Ranked for today
Rainbow 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.

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About this water

A fifteen-acre lough in a lovely corner of the Moy valley that was once stocked with rainbow trout but is no longer run as a commercial fishery. It is listed here for completeness rather than recommendation — confirm the current state of things locally before you make plans around it.

Hatches & food

A small limestone Moy-valley lough, formerly a stocked rainbow fishery — natural fly life runs to chironomid buzzer, lake olive and summer sedge typical of rich Irish lowland lakes, but current stocking status is uncertain.

  • Lough
  • Limestone
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score
  • Daddy Longlegs are in their seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March → 30 September
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