Lough Neagh

County Armagh, Northern Ireland

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The largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland — vast, shallow and rich with pike, roach, bream, perch and tench.

Fishery rules

Permit required. Boat fishing common.

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Boat hire

Water details

Depth

Avg 8.9m · Max 34m

Lakebed

Sand and gravel

Clarity

Coloured

Key features

A large, shallow, and well-mixed lake where wind-driven turbulence often keeps the water column muddy. The lakebed is actively worked for sand and gravel extraction.

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Pegs & swims

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Species in this lake

Mid-morning to midday in winter; dawn/dusk in summer

Pike

Esox lucius

Deadbait legering, Float-paternoster, Lure fishing

Dawn and dusk, with a secondary feed through the day in winter

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Groundbait swim, Loosefeed over depth, Slow-sinking casters

Dawn and early morning, dusk in high summer

Tench

Tinca tinca

Margin float, Light legering over groundbait

Dusk into dark, dawn in summer

Bream

Abramis brama

Groundbait cage feeder, Method feeder

Dawn and dusk, overcast days year-round

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Float-fished worm, Drop-shotting, Lure fishing