Lough Corrib saw a fairly dry September, with plenty of warm weather, and much less wind than August. The second mayfly hatch petered out, but good hatches of sedge continued throughout September, and the second hatch of olives brought some fish to the surface too. Fishing guide Kevin Molloy reported that flyfishing was reasonably good for the month, averaging 2-3 fish per day, with wet and dry sedge patterns, including the Green Peter, doing most of the damage. Trolling was more successful, with his clients getting most fish on the troll. Liz O’Connor from Dublin had a 6.5lbs fish trolling, while renowned French singer Pierre Perret had a 6lbs fish. American couple Chris and Deby Ferguson had several fish to 7lbs trolling. Toby Gibbons and a group from Mayo fished for a couple of days and had 6 good trout to 5.5lbs on fly, the best fish caught by Eoin McGreal.
Larry McCarthy from Corrib View Lodge reported excellent fishing to Daphnia patterns around Inchagoill in the first week of September, some boats reporting 6-10 fish per day but it died off suddenly and fishing was tougher for the rest of the month. The second hatch of olives was not as good as other years, but the days with light winds provided decent fishing to dry olives in some of the bays on the eastern side. Fish were choosy, and size 16-18 flies fished on 6X leaders were most successful. Wet fly fishing was decent when winds were stronger, particularly on the western shore and around Roeillaun.
And so ends another game season on Corrib. While pike anglers and wildfowlers will be out over the winter, for the most part the lake will be quiet, the fish will be off spawning, and the trout anglers will be tying flies, painting boats and thinking of a rolling wave and rising fish in 2025.
In the meantime, here is a short video of what the trout are dong at the moment in spawning streams all around Corrib. We wish them every sucess!
