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UK fishing venue · County Down

Hillsborough Lake

Popular stocked rainbow-trout lake beside Hillsborough with accessible parkland surroundings.

Day ticket / visitor permitPrecisely mapped water1 recorded species
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Venue information

Location
Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Address
Hillsborough Lake, County Down, Northern Ireland Verified
Access
Day-pass / visitor permit
Operator
DAERA Public Angling Estate
Ticket information
DAERA visitor permit: £6 for 3 consecutive days or £17.50 for 14 days (game). Separate rod licence required.

Map position

Precisely mapped water54.45906, -6.08466

official map water-level point

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Recorded fish species

FishMap lists the following species for this location. Seasonal peaks are planning indices rather than live catch rates or guarantees.

Access and fishing rules

Open 1 February–31 December. Fly, spinning and worm fishing; observe signed no-fly zones around structures and current DAERA rules.

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