Lake Surveys 2021
Fish Stock Survey of Dromore Lough, September 2021
The lake holds tench, perch, rudd, pike and eels. Historically, the lake has produced brown trout up to 2.5kg in weight . The lake has been surveyed on three occasions since 2009 (2009, 2012 and 2015). During these surveys, perch were the dominant species present in the lake. Rudd, pike and eels have also been […]
Fish Stock Survey of Dunglow Lough, August 2021
The lake holds a good stock of small, wild brown trout which has historically been augmented by regularly stocking larger brown trout into the lake. There was also additional stocking of rainbow trout up to 680g in previous years. In an effort to regenerate the sea trout population, the Rosses Anglers Association discontinued their stocking […]
Fish Stock Survey of Kiltooris Lough, August 2021
Kiltooris Lough is reputed to be one of the best trout lakes in the Ardara area. The lake has a sandy bottom with trout averaging 0.34kg up to 0.68kg. The Ardara Anglers Association has the fishing rights to the lake and has stocked it in the past with brown trout. The lake is also a […]
Fish Stock Survey of Kindrum Lough, July 2021
Kindrum Lough is the most popular angling water in this area of the Fanad Peninsula, with access beingrelatively good to a significant portion of the lake shore. O’ Reilly referred to “nice” trout beingpresent in Kindrum lake, which are taken mainly by spinning. The lake was previously surveyed in 1992 confirming the presence of brown […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lattone Lough, September 2021
This lake holds a stock of brown trout averaging (0.5lb) (0.23kg). The lake has recently been developed as a coarse fishery, and access for angling has been provided along the northern shore of the lake. Lattone Lough has been surveyed on three occasions (2005, 2010 and 2013) since 2005 . Perch was the dominant species […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Alewnaghta, September 2021
The lake has been surveyed on three occasions since 2009 (2009, 2012 and 2015). During the previous surveys, perch and roach were the dominant species present in the lake. Roach x bream hybrids, pike, tench and eels were also captured during these surveys. This report summarises the results of the 2021 fish stock survey carried […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Atedaun, September 2021
Lough Atedaun was previously surveyed in 2007, 2010 and 2013 as part of the WFD surveillancemonitoring programme. During the 2010 survey, perch were found to be the dominant species present. Rudd, pike and eels were also captured during the 2010 survey. There was once a population of brown trout in this lake (Inland Fisheries Trust, […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Aughrusbeg, August 2021
Aughrusbeg Lough was previously surveyed in 1993 when the lake was found to contain brown trout and rudd. Stickleback were recorded in brown trout stomachs. The authors noted that natural spawning was limited to the short outflowing stream; that natural recruitment may have been poor prior to the survey; that the lake was subject to […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Bunny, September 2021
Surveys conducted by the Inland Fisheries Trust in 1970 and 1980 reported stocks of pike, rudd andperch in the lake. Eels were also reported in the 1970 survey. The lake has been surveyed on three occasions since 2009 (2009, 2012 and 2015). A similar species composition has been recorded in the lake on each of […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Corrib, June/July 2021
The lake was previously surveyed to assess its fish stocks by Inland Fisheries Ireland (formerly the Central Fisheries Board and the Western Regional Fisheries Board) in 1986 and 1996. The lake has been surveyed on four occasions since 2007. During the most recent survey of the lake conducted in 2018, perch and roach x bream […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Cullaun, August 2021
It is primarily a coarse fishery but also holds brown trout which have an average weight of less than one kilogram. Pike, tench, roach, bream, rudd, perch and eel have all been previously reported from the lake. The lake has been surveyed on three occasions since 2009 . In those most recent surveys, perch were […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Dan, September 2021
Lough Dan holds a good stock of small, slow growing brown trout. A population of Arctic char was historically present in the lake (Went, 1945 and 1971; Tierney et al., 2000). However, the last authenticated record was validated in 1988 by the Natural History Museum of Ireland.The lake was previously surveyed in 1985 and 1989 […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Gur, August 2021
The lake was previously surveyed by the Inland Fisheries Trust in March 1978 and by IFI (previously the Central Fisheries Board) between December 1988 and October 1989. These surveys revealed that a relatively large stock of fast growing rudd and pike were present in the lake. Since 2009 the lake has been surveyed on four […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Leane, August/September 2021
Lough Leane contains a variety of fish species, including brown trout, sea trout, ferox trout, salmon, perch, flounder, eel, rudd, tench and Arctic char. A landlocked sub-species of the twaite shad known as the Killarney shad (Alosa fallax killarnensis) is also present and is unique to this lake. The Killarney shad is listed in Annex […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Melvin, July 2021
The lake has been surveyed for fish previously, primarily to evaluate brown trout stocks, by Inland Fisheries Ireland (previously the Central Fisheries Board and the Northern Regional Fisheries Board) in 1986 and 2001 using the standard IFI netting method for assessing brown trout stocks in lakes. Since then Lough Melvin has been surveyed on five […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Muckno, September 2021
Lough Muckno contains large stocks of bream, roach, roach x bream hybrids, tench, perch and pike. The lake supports an extremely active coarse angling community, and it hosts a number of prestigious coarse angling competitions throughout the year. The lake has also historically contained a stock of brown trout. A fish stock survey carried out […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Nasnahida, July 2021
The lake is not heavily fished and appears to be in a natural state with good spawning streams. The lake is categorised as typology class 1 (as designated by the EPA for the purposes of the Water Framework Directive), i.e. shallow (<4m), less than 50ha and low alkalinity (<20 mg/l CaCO3). The lake has been […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Sessiagh, July 2021
Brown trout is the dominant fish species in Lough Sessiagh. Brown trout spawning is limited to a single narrow inflowing stream on the south-west shore (Fig. 1.1). Arctic char, a rare freshwater fish species listed in the Irish Red Data book of threatened vertebrates as vulnerable, is also present. The water is alkaline and has […]
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Sheelin, July 2021
he fish population in Lough Sheelin has been surveyed regularly since 1978 by Inland Fisheries Ireland using a gill netting technique that was developed in the late 1970s to assess trout stocks (trout > 19.8cm in length) on selected lake fisheries. Other fish species are also captured as a by-catch during these surveys. This work […]
Fish Stock Survey of Templehouse Lake, August 2021
The lake is well known for its pike and coarse fishing and supports populations of pike, roach, roach x bream hybrids, bream, perch and eels. Templehouse Estate promotes angling and regularly plays host to fishing competitions. Densities of pike have been described by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI Ballina) as good, with individuals of up to […]
Fish Stock Survey of Upper Lake, Killarney, August 2021
Upper Lake has been surveyed on three occasions (2008, 2011 and 2014) since 2008. Perch and brown trout have dominated fish stocks on these sampling occasions. This report summarises the results of the 2021 fish stock survey carried out on the lake using Inland Fisheries Ireland’s fish in lakes monitoring protocol. The protocol is WFD […]
Fish Stock Survey of Urlaur Lough, August 2021
The lake is an important angling and recreational amenity. It was previously stocked with bream in 1961 but these fish failed to establish a population at that time. The lake was historically known to contain a moderate stock of pike, perch and eels. Urlaur Lough was previously surveyed in 2010 and 2013 as part of […]