Limestone · West / Connacht, IE

Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib fishing venue photo
Tomorrow · Closed season
Perch Fry
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
40% projected
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.23 m
Lifting fast
Water temp12.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather13°C
WindN 28 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent2.5 mm
Rain · ahead12.7 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
First light and last light. Overcast, settled pressure. Avoid the bright glassy hours.
Where
Drift the southern basin and the funnel through Friars Cut and into the lower lough.
Method
Trolled fly behind a paravane, or a long drift across the southern basin on an intermediate.
Kit
10–11 ft #8, fast intermediate, 12 lb fluoro. Tube fly with a paravane on the down line.
Likely species
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 6h

12h(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 39%
Also:Lake Olive33%
Weather boost8 food groups active

Peak activity at 6h — Daddy Long Legs (Daddy Long Legs, Weather boost)

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
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1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Green PeterHatch
2
3
2
Murrough (Great Red Sedge)Hatch
2
3
2
DuckflyHatch
2
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Lough Corrib Fishing Map
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Lough Corrib Map

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Fishery map — attribution pending

Permits & access
Free state water
State rod licence required for trout / salmon as applicable.
  • The Republic of Ireland's largest lough (second-largest on the island of Ireland)
  • Open to all — no permit needed, just state rod licence
  • Boats from Oughterard, Cong, Cornamona, Greenfields
  • A guide who knows how to handle the boat and where to look for fish is worth every penny — the vast lough has moods and hazards that locals know
  • Salmon licence additional.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Screebe / Gowla
22 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
River Clare
24 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon
Corrib / Galway Weir
29 km
0
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Invermore
28 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Erriff
30 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 8
  1. Lough Corrib, Ireland
    Lough Corrib, Ireland
  2. Venue photo
  3. Lunch on the Corrib
    Lunch on the Corrib
  4. Broad view of Lough Corrib near Clonbur, open lake water with stone walls and green countryside.
    Lough Corrib south of Clonbur
  5. Illaunaknick Island on North Lough Corrib under a dramatic sky, open water surrounding it.
    Illaunaknick Island, Lough Corrib
  6. Lough Corrib seen from the shore at Oughterard, open water extending to the far bank.
    Lough Corrib from Oughterard
  7. Open expanse of Lough Corrib from the eastern shore.
    Lough Corrib
  8. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown
What this classification means

WFD code normalized 2026-06-18: IE_WE_30_666a → IEWE_30_666A (EPA national format → EEA WISE euSurfaceWaterBodyCode; same water body, now joinable to WISE). Status confirmed against EEA WISE 2022 (3rd RBMP). Source: discodata.eea.europa.eu. | Prior note: EPA WFD 2019-2024 (lake layer) — Lough Corrib (Lower): Good ecological status. Re-tagged 2026-06-18 from IEWE_30C020300 (a river/stream water body, not the lough) to the lough's own EPA lake water body. Source: EPA Ireland WFD 2019-2024 classification (catchments.ie / EDEN).

EPA (Ireland) · IEWE_30_666A

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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 February → 30 September
  • Trout 15 February → 30 September
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Booking & contacts
Clubs & associations
  • Lough Corrib Angling Federation
    Members only: no day tickets, join the club to fish here
  • Oughterard Anglers Association
    Members only: no day tickets, join the club to fish here