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UK fishing venue · County Down

Lough Cowey

Stocked brown-trout reservoir on the Ards Peninsula, also holding pike and roach.

Day ticket / visitor permitPrecisely mapped water3 recorded species
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Venue information

Location
Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Address
Lough Cowey, 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 water54.41223, -5.54027

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 March–31 October. Fly, spinning and worm fishing; specific pike dead-bait rules apply. The concrete platform is currently cordoned off, but DAERA states the rest of the fishery remains open.

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