Coolyermer Lough is an ideal lake for a trout fishery. There are abundant hatches of sedges, buzzers, damsels and upwings. There is also a large population of sticklebacks and a rich diversity of invertebrates. 

Stocking policy. For the last six years the lake has been ‘seeded’, rather than stocked with takeable sized trout.  2-4oz fingerlings have been introduced annually to produce a ‘wild’ fishery with grown-on, naturalised trout.  The quality of the fish caught is second to none – fin perfect, hard-fighting fish that are fully adapted to natural conditions.  These fingerlings reach 1.25 – 1.5lbs in twelve months, and  3.25 – 4lbs in two years. The stocked trout have a seven year lifespan, and there is a good head of very large fish in the lake as a result. 

 Local fishing.   Fermanagh is a game and coarse fisherman’s dream.  Lough Erne is particularly good at mayfly time, and there are numerous other excellent trout lakes in the county, both stocked and wild.  The nearest slipway on Lough Erne is less than five miles away. There is excellent salmon fishing on the Drowse and Duff rivers (less than an hour) and the world famous Lough Melvin is only fifteen  minutes by car, with huge ferox, the unique sonaghan & gilaroo trout, and spring salmon from February on.   There are excellent saltwater sea trout fisheries in the Erne estuary and at Grange in Co. Sligo.  The Arney and Colebrooke are only a few minutes away and they offer top notch river fishing, especially in autumn when the big trout run up from Lough Erne.  The Sillees River (two mins by car) has excellent pike, roach and perch, along with some trout.  Fermanagh boasts world-class coarse fishing on Lough Erne and countless smaller lakes that are rarely, or never, fished.  Deep sea fishing trips can be enjoyed from Mullaghmore (40 mins) or Killybegs, (75 mins), including bluefin tuna fishing (up to 960lbs!)in late autumn.

Use of the fishery. The fishery is private, and angling is exclusive to residents on the estate.  Anglers have the use of a dedicated fishing lodge for storing tackle, making tea, etc.

Residents on the estate who are interested in fishing will manage the lake as a small club, or syndicate.  Bag limits, stocking policy, angling methods, etc. may be agreed by mutual consent.