Mixed reports from Mask with buzzer and olive hatches providing some sport

Ronan Cusack reports from Lough Mask on recent fishing. There has been lots of secrecy and tight lipped anglers around the shores of Lough Mask...
Kevin Crowley with a fine 3.5lbs trout from Lough Mask, May 2016

Bright sunshine and changing wind made conditions hard 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,...
Tim Hannon, Ballinrobe, heading out for the first time this year from a very flooded car park in Cushlough.

Levels fall on Mask – good days on wets reported

Ronan Cusack reports from Lough Mask: Finally the water levels on Lough Mask have begun to subside after what seemed to be a never ending...
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Mixed angling on Mask in changeable weather

Ronan Cusack reports the changeable weather on Mask over the last week resulted in mixed angling reports. The early part of last week brought...

Angling blows hot and cold on Mask

Ronan Cusack reports that angling on Mask last week could only be described as “hot and cold”. The low air temperatures and relentless northerly...

Perseverance pays off in heatwave conditions on Mask

Ronan Cusack reports that angling on Mask has been quiet over the past couple of weeks due to the dry warm weather conditions we...

End of season in sight on Mask

Ronan Cusack reports that we are now into the last 2 weeks of angling on Lough Mask and the going remains tough. Despite the...

World Cup final on Mask postponed

Ronan Cusack reports that for the first time in 65 years, the final day of this year’s World Cup had to be postponed on...

Lough Mask picks up with sedge hatches to the fore

Ronan Cusack reports that the lake rose quickly following last week’s rain, and is at least a foot higher at the moment than it...

Lough Mask update

Fishing on Mask over the past week has been challenging to say the least. The recent low pressure has pounded the lake with even...