Stillwater · Mixed · Co. Antrim / Carrickfergus hills, GB-NIR

Lower South Woodburn Reservoir

Woodburn Lower South Reservoir near Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland -- a stocked trout fishery.
Fair · Rainbow
Perch Fry · 8-10_long_shank
Fairlive now
Reasonable summer fishing likely at Lower South Woodburn Reservoir
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
56% confidence

Lower South Woodburn Reservoir is often best in spring through autumn.

What moved it
  • WindNW 12 km/hGentle breeze
Today's fly
Perch Fry
Perch Fry8-10_long_shank
Retrieve
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Gentle breeze
NW 12 km/h
N
NW
from the north-west
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp
Air temp13°C
CloudClear
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
The murrough is on at Lower South Woodburn Reservoir. The ripple should help fish move and feed more confidently.
Where
Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
The plan
Plan A

Start with Bibio (10-12) — on the bob / top dropper. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.

Plan B

If surface work dries up, try a diawl bach or hare's ear on the point and skate a sedge pattern on the bob at last light.

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

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
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1
Daphnia SwarmHatch
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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
52%
Cloud25%
Wind65%
Temp60%

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

Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Woodburn Lower South Reservoir near Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland -- a stocked trout fishery.
    The eastern shore of Woodburn Lower South Reservoir, near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score
  • Murrough is in its seasonal window, boosting the chance of targeted feeding.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 March31 October
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