Lough Fishing Buddies "Fly Fishing Ireland"

A very cold and frosty morning on Lough Ramor with temperatures only reaching 2C by 10.30am. I did however venture out on the lake, “well togged out with plenty of winter layers” and fly fished away for Ramor’s illusive ”Winter Pike”. The 20lb 14oz predator pictured above was caught on a Stuart Wylie hot orange pike barbless fly. I also had some missed opportunities and a several follows from some larger fish . This fine Ramor pike was returned safely to fight another day, just before the wind and rain came which hampered an excellent days fly fishing. 

A well deserved warm cup of tea was enjoyed before returning home at 2pm.

Lough fishing buddies actively encourage catch and release.

The pike bye-law 809 provides for the following conservation measures:
• a bag limit of 1 pike in any one day,
• prohibits the killing of any pike greater than 50 cm in length,
• prohibits the possession by any person of more than 1 whole pike less than 50 cm or more than 0.75 kg of pike flesh, this provision does not apply to a person storing pike or pike parts subject to conditions,
• prohibits the possession by any person of more than 12 coarse fish for use as bait subject to conditions.
One aspect of the new bye law is that a pike over the specimen weight of 20 lbs. (9.072 Kg.) for a river fish and 30 lbs. (13.608 Kg.) for a lake fish are now protected and cannot be killed as in the previous bye-law.
A full copy of the bye law 809 protecting pike in Ireland can be accessed on the IFI website  – legislation for the pike angler to be aware of are: Coarse Fish, Conservation of and Prohibition on the sale of coarse fish Bye-Law 806, 2006.

Trout: 1st of March – 30th of September

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or queries about Lough Ramor.

Damien Willis 00353 868012546

e-mail info@loughfishingbuddies.com