Lough Cowey
Reservoir, County Down. Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
54.4128, -5.5442 — View on the map
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- Fishery category
- Game
- Managed by
- DAERA Inland Fisheries (Public Angling Estate)
- Permit required
- DAERA angling rod licence + DAERA Public Angling Estate permit (Game)
- Boat launch
- no
Species present
Brown troutSalmo trutta
Northern pikeEsox luciusDAERA Public Angling Estate dataset (species fields)
Local rules
Game season: 1 Mar – 31 Oct. Trout bag limit: None. Pike: Where any person, whilst angling takes - (a) any pike in excess of 1 on any day; or (b) any pike weighing 4 kilogrammes or over, then he shall without avoidable injury, cause such pike to be returned immediately to the water from which it was taken.. Coarse: Four Coarse fish. Methods and byelaws: Fly Fishing Only. Worm and Spinning from the carpark bank. Bait fishing for Pike with barbless hooks or hooks with flattened barbs only and hook size 4 or greater. Dead Baiting for pike is permitted using 1 rod only and should be a minimum size of 100mm.
- mouche
Area rules (Northern Ireland) for these species
| Salmon, sea trout, brown trout (Loughs Agency area) | 25.4 cm |
Official sources
- Inland Fisheries – Public Angling Estate (DAERA Open Data) (accessed on 23 September 2026)
- DAERA Public Angling Estate FeatureServer (ArcGIS REST) (accessed on 23 September 2026)
- Fisheries in County Down — DAERA (accessed on 23 September 2026)
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