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Brantry Lough lies off the B128 Aughnacloy - Benburb road and approximately 6 miles south of Dungannon. This is a rich limestone Lough holding brown trout. It is situated in a very sheltered position which can make the fishing very difficult at times. There are hatches of chironomids, olives, even some mayfly and a good sedge hatch. A good ploy is to fish a dry Mayfly, Gnat, Buzzer or Sedge according to season if the trout start showing at the surface in the evening. This is a lough of 60 acres...

Lough Lee lies nearly midway between the B72 Ederny-Castlederg road and the B50 Armagh-Castlederg road. It is approached off a by road from the north and there is a walk of abour 1 mile following the marker posts. This is a lough of just under 40 acres, gin clear, and full of well shaped, hard fighting trout that look a bit like sea trout. The trout average three quarter lb and fish to 2lb are taken every season. Small traditional lough flies work well and all legal methods except groundbait and...

A series of competitions are organised throughout the year at Dungannon Park Lake Fishery with the main events taking place on New year's Day and Easter....

Lough Ash lies to the north of B48 Plumbridge-Dunnamangh road and is entirely dependent on stocked trout. A number of quite large brown trout are stocked every season with a view to providing anglers with good catches. The season runs from 1 March to 20 October. There is a 4 fish bag limit and a 10 inch size limit. The western shore is dangerous and closed to anglers and the well served with stiles and footbridges and there is a car park nearby. Boat fishing is not allowed. Permission...

Moor Lough is situated just over 3 miles south of Dunmanagh in scenic hill country. It is well signposted and access to it is good, so much so that it can be recommended for disabled anglers. The season runs from 1 March to 20 October. There is a 10 inch size limit and a 4 fish bag limit in operation. Boats are allowed but no outboard motors, and it is fly fishing only from a boat.

All legitimate methods except groundbait and maggots are allowed off the bank. Moor Lough is stocked with b...

Lough Lack is about 25 acres in area and is situated in Lough Bradan Forest, surrounded on three sides by young plantation. The access to it is by a forest road off the B72 Ederny-Castlederg road. It hold a good stock of a half and three quarters lb trout and you may even get one of 1lb or better. These trout take very fast and fight and deep. They are very free rising but hard to hook and you will have to go down in fly size to have much success.

It should be remembered that it is May b...

Lough Bradan is a gin clear mountain lough, well stocked with brown trout which are naturally free rising. It is situated 6 miles north east of Ederny and nearly 5 miles west of Drumquin. Access is via a by road to the north and there is a car park close to the water. Bradan gets a hatch of chironomids, a very big hatch of sedges, and a prolific caenis hatch. Useful wet fly patterns are Bibio, Blae and Black, Fiery Brown, Invicta, Silver Invicta, Gree Peter, Murrough and Daddy. The season run fr...

For many seasoned anglers, the fishing in Northern Ireland, and particularly in the Sperrin Region, ranks among the best anywhere. The Foyle, for example, is known to prominent local fisherman - and an increasing number of visiting anglers - as one of salmon fishing's best-kept secrets, ranking alongside better-known rivers such as the Tay, the Dee and the Spey....