Fishing at Rathcon Farm
(Reservations are essential - Please contact Dermot on 086 8292309)

Rathcon Lake is 8.5 acres and is stocked with top quality rainbow trout. The lake is fly fishing only and designed to allow maximum fishing so that 90% of the water can be covered. The average depth is 10ft with deep holes of up to 20ft in places. The fishery is open all year round and is home to a wide range of fly life, in particular buzzers, sedges, hawthorn and daddylonglegs, all providing excellent dry fly fishing, especially in the summer evenings.

Rathcon Lake’s natural appearance and diverse layout sets it apart from other stocked fisheries. The lake is stocked predominantly with triploid rainbows with good fin and tail condition. The fish quickly become accustomed to the lake’s abundant feeding and thrive in these conditions, becoming as close to wild as possible. Along with the lush wetland and woodland surroundings overlooked by the Wicklow Mountains, anglers can enjoy a truly special day’s fishing.

Rathcon Fishery Rates 2012

Full Day - €30 (keep one fish)
Half day (4 hour period) - €20
Juniors - €15
Equipment hire - €10

Group rates and exclusive booking of the fishery are available on request.

Please note that reservations must be made - see contact page for details.

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Rathcon Winter League Final 2011

The final of the Rathcon Winter League Fishing Competition was held on Sunday the 13th of March. 18 anglers qualified for the event with 17 turning out for the day. The weather was cold with a gusty westerly wind and occasional hail showers.

The first hour was active with fish caught from pegs 9 through to 20. Freddie Miller, Gordon Hill and Eamonn McGoldrick all got off to good starts on their first pegs.

At the dam end, little was being caught but Martin McGorian and Stephen Desay both managed to land decent fish from it. Both lures and buzzers were catching fish and Karl O Toole was very successful with his team of buzzers landing a big fish of about 12lbs off peg 15.

It was neck and neck down to the last peg with four fishermen on 6 fish each. With 15 minutes till the final whistle Freddie Miller landed a trout off peg 5 to win the competition outright. In total, 53 fish were landed.

1st Freddie Miller - 7 fish

2nd Karl O Toole - 6 fish

3rd Stephen Desay - 6 fish

4th Martin McGorian - 6 fish

5th Gordon Hill - 5 fish

6th Hubert Smith - 4 fish

Many thanks, to Southside Angling for their support throughout the competitions and sponsoring of prizes.