Difficult conditions for mayfly fishing on Lough Mask

Ronan Cusack says there are mixed reports from Mask this week, as our mayfly season should be in full swing. Sparse hatches of fly, coupled with bright sunshine and a constant change in wind direction, has made traditional mayfly fishing very difficult. Conditions for the latter half of last week suited wets and dries; unfortunately an easterly wind took hold over the weekend and made angling a bit more challenging.

Local anglers Kevin Egan and Michael Vahey had five for an afternoon on Friday last on a combination of wets and dries (best fish 1.75lbs, all returned). Ballinrobe anglers Philip McGoldrick and Kieran Biggins fished wet flies for a day over the weekend and they finished with seven (best fish 2lbs, all returned). Conor Ledwith and fishing partner Kevin Crowley (not your correspondent!) from Headford fished dries for a few hours on Monday evening in Caher Bay and Kevin landed a lovely 3.5lbs trout on a Klinkhamer.

John Young, UK with a fine 5.5 lbs Mask trout, May 2016.
John Young, UK with a fine 5.5 lbs Mask trout, May 2016.

 

Ken McCarthy from Dublin had three on wets on Monday last (best fish 1.5lbs, all returned). Danny Joyce from Ballinrobe also had three on Sunday on wet flies (best fish 1.5lbs, all returned). UK angler and regular visitor to Lough Mask, John Young fished with Ronan Cusack on Sunday last and they had nine trout on a combination of wets and buzzer (best fish 5.5lbs, all returned).
The wind is to shift back to a northerly direction towards the end of the week, which is good news for Mask anglers.

By Kevin Crowley

Source: http://www.fishinginireland.info/news/trout-reports

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