Irish Angling Forum

Sean · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: Stoneyford

Been driving up to stoneyford the last few evenings but yet to see a fish taken out of it, unsure where to really start at it. anyoen fish it and what methids do you use?

headsuwin · Egg Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 29 Location: belfast

Hi sean, i worm fished stoneyford, about a month ago, with no luck, although i seen a bloke carrying a fish of about 2lb heading to his car. Dodgy place to leave your car unattended apparently [take the wifes]. White lough is worth a try. I went on the saturday of the mayday weekend and the fish were rising all over the place, and i hadnt the fly gear with me, but i caught one on the float. There was a rainbow of about 2 1/2lb kept crusing off and on below my jetty, and if i was an unsporting chap, i could have netted it. I returned on monday and very few rising, because i had the fly rod with me.

PS ive just bought a telescopic net

Sean · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject:

heads i remmeber fishing white lough a few years ago, and also bantry. havent had fish of both, but nice wee spots. do you fish white lough often? and how often is it stocked

headsuwin · Egg Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 29 Location: belfast

Ive only fished white lough twice, over the mayday weekend. I may give it a go this weekend, i'll bring the fly rod and bait rod and see what works best. I dont know how well its stocked, supposed to be a thousand fish put in at the start of the season and then topped up at times. I find it hard to believe the decal stocking reports. Hillsborough supposed to be well stocked, and ive fished it twice with no luck, and not even seeing a fish, and i havent heard of anyone catching this year. Its my first time back to fishing decal waters in 25 yrs. I might have a look at the river blackwater on my way home from white lough, as the decal permit covers it too. Im a river flyfisherman at heart, and im useless at flyfishing lakes, dont know which fly to use or what retrieve speed etc.

Sean · Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject:

just to let you know mate, ive fished stoneyford every evening this week now,have only had one bite and thats it lol. have seen 2 being caught tho

only 5 miles from me some i guess its not a big waste of time

geordy · Egg Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 4

Lo folks
bin fishing stonyford for the last 20 years best time is from now untill august the buzzers should be starting to hatch about now try a dark olive green buzzer in size 10 or 12, a hares ear or pheaseant tail nymph also work well at styfrd.
Styfrd fishes best in a westerly wind ie blowing along thw wall from the village try to fish as late as u can i`ve found from 9 to well after dark is best
smal black and peacock spiders claret or black hoppers fished about 15 yards off the wall should get u a fish or two

Sean · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

thanks mate

Sean · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject:

finally caught a fish from stoneyford tonight, on a black and lime nymth with silver bead, fish of about 1.5 lbs. also lost one at the net with a zonker. fresh fish have been put in some the next week or so is gonna be fun