Waters

Lough Ennell

Baseline tactics

Co. Westmeath · Lough · wild · 1.2k 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 18:00
NESW
Moderate north-easterly11 km/h · gusting 18 km/hBlowing onto the south-west shore · fishing waveGusty — hard casting.
SKYWINDAIRRAINNENEgusts to 30peak 18 km/h18 °C16 °C0.5 mm at 14:00060912151821now
Today — conditions every three hours
TimeSkyWindAirRain
04:00cloudENE 14 km/h16 °Cdry
06:00cloudNE 16 km/h16 °Cdry
08:00cloudENE 17 km/h17 °Cdry
10:00cloudENE 16 km/h18 °Cdry
12:00cloudENE 16 km/h18 °C0.1 mm
14:00rainENE 17 km/h18 °C0.5 mm
16:00cloudENE 13 km/h18 °C0.2 mm
18:00cloudNE 11 km/h18 °C0.1 mm
20:00cloudENE 8 km/h17 °C0.1 mm

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

Air
15–18°
Wind
18 km/h
Rain
2.4 mm

Water

estimated

Ideal ≈ 12–16

Trout are willing at every depth.

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

Fishing wave on the forecast.

Today · Lough Ennell

Best window today is dusk, around 18:41.

Water · Ideal (12–16°C)
Daylight↑ 05:0819:52 ↓00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00050100FishabilityDawnMornMiddayEveDusknow

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Depth character (estimated)
Mixed depths · to ~30 m
Water clarity (estimated)
Clear
Exposure (estimated)
Moderate
Species

Getting there

Bank access: GoodOfficial guide text states good public shore access off the Mullingar-Kilbeggan and Mullingar-Castletown Geoghegan roads, with public piers/jetties at Butlersbridge, Whitebridge Bay, Ladestown and Lilliput.
Boats available
  • Lilliput · Pier

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

Features

ShallowsShoalsBaysIslandsPointsRiver mouthsReed beds
Weed: ModeratePROXY/INFERRED. IFI 2017 survey and NPWS marl-lake conservation material describe extensive shallow water, well-developed charophyte beds and reed/swamp fringe zones, but no single quantified weed-cover figure was found.
Coarse fry present (Perch)

Local notes

Best-documented named spring water is early-season east-shore and west-shore water around Kilcooley Bay, Burrow Hill to Hump Shallow, Bog Island, Robinstown shore, Brackagh, Carrick Bay, Blind Island and Rinn Point. The localised duckfly hatches are given west of Blind Island and from Dysart Island to Geoghegans Bay; olives are pointed out along the Keoltown Reeds, from Malachy’s Island to Lady’s Island, Bog Island and the Robinstown shore; and the mayfly starts on the Robinstown shore and concentrates along the Belvedere shore. Midge/buzzer water is mapped in text from Lyons Island to Northwall and across the shallow area towards the river, while late-summer evening fishing is noted along Keoltown, Malachy’s Island, Bog Island and from Carrick Bay to Whitebridge Bay. The lake is famous for a strong late season rather than a spring peak, with Carrick Bay, Rinn Point to Northwall, Dysart, Keoltown and off Hopes Point specifically singled out for the August to mid-September olive fishing.

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