Waters

Lough Arrow

Baseline tactics

Co. Sligo / Roscommon · Lough · wild · 1.3k ha

Yellow warninguntil Fri 02:00

Rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Waterford

Spells of heavy rain with a possibility of thunderstorms. Potential impacts: • Localised flooding • Outdoor events impacted • Difficult travelling conditions

Met Éireann

Yellow warninguntil Sun 21:00

Blight advisory for Ireland

A potato blight advisory is in effect. For details, please see the Farming commentary under the Forecast tab.

Met Éireann

Weather check

Issued 17:59
NESW
Light south-south-easterly5 km/h · gusting 9 km/hBlowing onto the north-north-west shore · rippleGusty — hard casting.
SKYWINDAIRRAINNWESEgusts to 23peak 13 km/h21 °C14 °Cdry all day060912151821now
Today — conditions every three hours
TimeSkyWindAirRain
04:00cloudNW 9 km/h15 °Cdry
06:00cloudNNW 8 km/h14 °Cdry
08:00sunNW 5 km/h16 °Cdry
10:00sunE 9 km/h18 °Cdry
12:00cloudE 10 km/h20 °Cdry
14:00cloudE 10 km/h20 °Cdry
16:00cloudE 8 km/h21 °Cdry
18:00cloudSSE 5 km/h20 °Cdry
20:00cloudENE 3 km/h19 °Cdry

Times are UTC · wind in km/h · sun and rain read left to right across the day.

Air
14–21°
Wind
13 km/h
Rain
Dry

Water

estimated

Ideal ≈ 12–16

Trout are willing at every depth.

From recent air temperatures and the season. Got a thermometer? Tell us

Ripple on the forecast.

Today · Lough Arrow

Best window today is dawn, around 06:20.

Water · Ideal (12–16°C)
Daylight↑ 05:1019:57 ↓00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00050100FishabilityDawnMornMiddayEveDusknow

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Depth character (estimated)
Mixed depths · to ~33 m
Water clarity (estimated)
Clear
Exposure (estimated)
Moderate
Species

Getting there

Bank access: LimitedPublic shore/pier access is confirmed at Brick Pier, Ballinafad Pier and Rinn Ban Pier, with some additional private access only by owner permission. Fly fishing remains heavily boat-oriented.
Boats available
  • Brick Pier (Flynn's) · Pier
  • Rinn Bán Pier · Pier
  • Ballinfad Pier · Pier

2 more unverified piers, slipways and car parks on the map (OpenStreetMap).

Features

Drop offsShoalsBaysIslandsPointsReed bedsRocky shorelineRiver mouths
Weed: ModeratePROXY/INFERRED. IFI survey describes open-water submerged flora dominated by chara spp., potamogeton spp. and elodea canadensis, with club-rush and reed abundant in several bays. No quantitative weed-cover percentage found.
Coarse fry present (Three spined stickleback)

Local notes

Named productive areas are unusually well documented: principal duckfly water includes Brickeen Bay, Laundry Bay, Rinn Ban Bay, Ballinafad Bay, Andresna Bay, Lough Brick Bay, the back of Annaghloy, Ballindoon Bay and the mouth of the River Unshin. Lake olives are noted over weedier 'bog' bays such as Kelly’s Angle, Ballantyne’s Bay, Ballindoon Bay, Brickeen Bay, The Thumbs, Laundry Bay, Rinn Ban Bay, Drumdoe Bay and Andresna Bay. The classic drift style is to fish points from deep to shallow and back into deep water, and later-summer Green Peter and sedge fishing is focused around Ballantyne’s Bay, Ballinafad Bay, Laundry Bay, Rinn Ban Bay, the Flags of Aughanagh, Andresna Bay, Annaghloy Point, Lough Brick, Ballindoon Bay, the Unshin mouth and the east side of Gildea’s Island. Dodd’s Shore is specifically flagged for extensive dangerous shallows, so boat lines there need care.

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