Rossahilly is
situated on the northern shore of Lower Lough Erne and sits
amongst some of the best wild trout fishing in Europe. We
have teamed up with one of Ireland’s most illustrious
anglers, Michael Shortt who developed the National Angling
Guide Certificate and is a regular contributor to Trout
& Salmon magazine and a host of other publications.
Trips may be tailor made to suit beginners and experts alike
throughout the north-west of Ireland. Michael can provide
Wild fishing which is second to none and excellent value.
Rossahilly House Flyfishing School
- Qualified game fishing instruction available.
- Beginners and all levels welcome.
- Available for individuals and groups.
- Specialist ‘learn and fish’ weeks can
be arranged.
Group or corporate packages, for fishing or tuition, can
be individually tailored to your requirements if arranged
and booked in advance.
The waters in Northern Ireland offer the angler a doorway
to some of the most wonderful game fishing, people and countryside
in Europe.
Climb to wild mountain lakes set on heather tops and full
of darkly spotted but seemingly ageless wild trout. Enjoy
the laziness of high summer dry fly fishing on meandering
rivers through lowland farms. Wade chest deep in big rivers
spatefull of salmon and sea trout. Drift the long shores
of Lough Erne during spring and early autumn or sit becalmed
and expectant in golden evening sun as the spinners dance
in Mayfly time. Cast for grilse within sight and sound of
the sea, or fish in saltwater for silvered sea trout as
the tides rise and fall.
With hundreds of miles of river, together with Loughs Erne
and Melvin and numberless smaller loughs and lakes, it is
merely a question of choice. The angler can fish Lough Melvin
in the morning and in the Glens of Antrim in the evening
– West to East in a couple of hours. Game fishing
is possible from February through October and with designated
rainbow waters your season may last twelve months.
With salmon, grilse, sea trout, brown trout, dollaghan,
gillaroo and sonaghan in wonderful landscapes we set the
challenge. Wade for salmon with the long rod, drift with
the dapped Mayfly, seek that elusive double figure dollaghan
in the early darkness, trot bait in a brown flood –
the decision is yours. Fishing, for experts or beginners,
young or old, and to suit all pockets, is widely available.
Whether in blustery March on Lough Melvin or wading back
end rivers you will discover Northern Ireland’s best
kept secret. One we love but want to share.
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Fishing in
Fermanagh
 Famous
for its breathtaking lake and mountain scenery Fermanagh
is a truly magical place for the visitor. With Upper and
Lower Lough Erne, the feeder rivers and many other lakes,
70 sq miles of the county is water. An angler’s paradise.
Wild fish in beautiful places.
The season starts early in the South West. Fishing is possible
from February to September. Lough Melvin opens in February
when anglers seek that elusive spring salmon, then on through
March and April whilst waiting for the grilse to appear
in June. But it is other species that draw many anglers
to this extraordinary water. In addition to brown trout
Melvin is home to three different trout – the ferox,
the gillaroo and the sonaghan, all genetically distinct.
The sonaghan is perhaps the most famous. This trout, though
not large, is found only here and on the right day will
give truly memorable sport with its aggressive and acrobatic
fight.
 Lough
Erne opens in March when anglers seek trout on the first
of the duckfly. April brings lake olives and from mid May
the wondrous mayfly heralds the peak of the fishing. The
hatch will continue until mid June. Fly fishing heaven with
wetfly, dryfly and the dapped natural. With the average
size 1.5 to 2lbs. now is when the wild fish of a lifetime
is a possibility. The larger trout will come to the fly,
and each year trout to 7 and 8lbs are recorded to both dry
and wet patterns. For those who prefer river trouting the
lovely Colebrooke provides really good dry fly fishing for
its native trout throughout the year and the added bonus
from late July of ‘harvest’ trout - big Lough
Erne fish running to their spawning grounds. These trout
can run heavy with fish to 6lbs or more taken each season.
Other Erne feeders, among them the Ballinamallard, Arney,
Kesh and Pettigo rivers also enjoy runs of these trout.
A short journey eastward, in Co Tyrone, finds the Blackwater,
Oona and Torrent rivers. The Blackwater, with good river
trout, has salmon in September and October. These salmon
are joined by the dollaghan – an added back end quarry
on this Lough Neagh feeder.
Achork, Meenameen, Coolyemer, Keenaghan, Brantry and Annaginny.
The names themselves beg a visit. These and many stocked
lakes, some in wonderful mountain locations, with brown
and rainbow trout (there are designated rainbow fisheries
open throughout the year) will always allow fishing whatever
the conditions. The adventurous angler can take to the hills
and climb to isolated lakes in quest of wilder fish; others
will simply ‘pop out’ for the evening ‘rise’
on nearer waters. In Fermanagh and South Tyrone –
the South West – with ‘water, water everywhere’
the angler is never far from fish.
For further information, please contact Rossahilly House
on +44 (0) 208 994 0881 or Michael Shortt on +44 (0) 28
66 388 184 or email: info@rossahillyhouse.com
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