Lough Scolban

Nearest Town: - Belleek
Area/Length: - 69 hectares
Species: - Pike, Perch, Roach, Bream, Rudd and Brown trout
Season: - All year
Methods: - All lawful methods including ground bait and maggots for coarse Fish. Fly fishing, spinning and worm fishing for trout
Daily Bag Limit: - 1 pike / 4 coarse per day
Size Limit: - Pike of 4 kg (8.8 lb) and over and coarse greater than 25 cms must be returned to the water
Other Restrictions: - If you do not hold a Game Rod Licence and Permit any trout taken must be returned gently to the water.
Boats: - Fishing is permitted from non-mechanical boats only
Disabled Facilities: - See Disabled Fisheries
Licence: - DCAL Coarse Fishing Rod Licence (for coarse fish only).
Permit: - DCAL Coarse

Pike are the main quarry, with fish up to 9 kg caught in this lake. There is an abundance of perch and roach which tend to be small. Trout and bream are occasionally taken but are not the main interest of anglers. The Department is developing this Lough as a pike fishery and aggressive large pike are regularly removed from the Department’s game fisheries and stocked into this Lough. Caution should be exercised when boating as there are a number of shallow areas in the lough which are unmarked.

The Lough is signposted from the main A47 Kesh to Belleek road.