Waters

Lough Corrib

Not curated yet

Co. Galway (majority) / Mayo (Upper Lough) · Lough · wild · 16.6k ha

This week

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Forecast-based, not a promise — and always check season dates with the fishery (link below).

Depth character (estimated)
Mixed depths · to ~42 m
Water clarity (estimated)
Clear
Exposure (estimated)
Moderate
Species
Brown trout →Ferox →Atlantic salmon →

Hatch calendar

  • BuzzerFeb–Sep
    Duckfly from late February; the season's first big hatch.
  • OliveApr–Jun, Sep
    Lake olives spring and autumn.
  • MayflyMay–Jun
    The famous Corrib mayfly — mid-May to mid-June; dapping and spent-gnat time.
  • SedgeJun–Aug
    Murrough and smaller sedges on summer evenings.
  • CaenisJun–Aug
    Calm summer mornings and evenings.
  • Daddy longlegsAug–Sep
    Windblown daddies in the back end.

Getting there

Bank access: LimitedUseful public access exists at Oughterard Pier and east-shore piers such as Greenfields and Annaghkeen, but serious trout fishing on Corrib is still mainly boat-led because of the lake's size, islands, hazards and drifting style.
Boats available
  • Annaghdown Pier · Pier
  • Oughterard Pier · Pier
  • Steamers Quay · Quay
  • Collinamuck · Slipway
  • Knockferry · Slipway
  • Kilbeg Pier · Pier
  • Rinnaknock · Shore
  • Golden Bay · Shore
  • Lisloughrey · Slipway
  • Cornamona · Slipway

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

Features

Drop offsShoalsWeed bedsBaysIslandsRocky shorelinePointsRiver mouths
Weed: ModerateLower Corrib is the weedier basin; invasive Lagarosiphon major is documented in some bays, especially Rinerroon Bay, while Upper Corrib is more open and deeper.
Coarse fry present (Roach, Perch, Three spined stickleback)

Local notes

Oughterard and Greenfields are the main repeat-access trout centres, while Doorus and Annaghdown regularly feature in report and federation material; Rinerroon Bay is notable more for weed issues than for classic open drift water. Corrib fishes as two different lakes: the lower/southern basin is shallower, weedier and more sheltered, while the upper/northern basin is more open and deeper. Best-attested condition patterns are daytime mayfly over classic drifts in May and dawn Caenis fishing in midsummer; PROXY from club and report snippets is that Doorus and Greenfields fish better once there is enough wind to move the boat properly.

Fishery rules & regulationsFish here now