A full list of authorised skippers (2026 only) can be found below:
Cloghan Lough Fly Fishery
Notes
Cloghan Wetland is a 55 hectare site comprising of an angling lake – Loch Clochan, several natural ponds and wetlands, open birch-willow woodland, grassland and naturally recolonising Scots Pine.
Lough Clochan is a four hectare angling lake that is regularly stocked with Rainbow Trout by by Cloghan and District Angling Club.
Fly fishing from the bank or stands is the only method permitted and there is a bag limit of three fish per rod, per day. The size limit is twelve inches. Best returns are got on Nymphs and Muddlers and there is a hatch of May flies on the lake.
The open season is between 1 May and 12 October, from 8am to 10pm.
Membership and Permits
Membership of Cloghan and District Angling Club is open to all. For non-members a daily ticket can be purchased, with a reduced rate for juvenile anglers.
Permits are available from Healy’s Londis Supermarket in Cloghan – details of open season and restrictions can be found on the Angling Club information board located in the car park.
Loch Clochan is situated 2km from Cloghan village on the left (north) of the R357.
Cloghan Wetland Cloghan Ireland
