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Lake in Ireland

Lough Barra fishing

Lough Barra is a freshwater lake in north County Donegal, fed by the Barra River and draining into the Gweebarra River. It runs cold, from 4.4 °C in January to 14.3 °C in July. Sea trout peak from June to August on fly fishing or spinning.

County DonegalIreland

Lake

October

Autumn season

9.7 °C

Avg. water temp

11.5 km/h

Wind

Lough Barra fishing facts

Species, access points, and monthly water temperature on this water.

  • Place

    Lough Barra
  • Region

    County Donegal
  • Country

    Ireland
  • Coordinates

    54.9543, -8.1026
  • Elevation

    88 m
  • Type

    Lake

When to fish

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

1

Cities

1

Species

7

Fishing methods

  • Fly Fishing
  • Spinning
  • Trolling
  • Jigging
  • Float Fishing
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Feeder Fishing