Lough Cowey

Reservoir, County Down. Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
54.4128, -5.5442 — View on the map

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

Useful gear for this area

Chosen from the species and size limits regulated in this area.

  • T-shaped digital hanging scale with LCD screen and strapResponsible gear
    Digital Hanging Scale 50 kg

    To check the minimum size: Brown trout 25.4 cm here.

    €30.90£16.90Not shipped to the United States
  • Five small zinc fish-shaped lures with a rotating blade at the frontResponsible gear
    Zinc Fish-Body Spinners, Pack of 5

    For: northern pike, european perch, largemouth bass · spoon and spinner fishing

    €27.90£13.90Not shipped to the United States
  • Floating topwater lures with rotating rear tail, pack of 8
    Rotating-tail topwater lures 10 cm, pack of 8

    For: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike · crankbait and hard-lure fishing

    €47.90£27.90Not shipped to the United States

Species present

DAERA 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.

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Area rules (Northern Ireland) for these species

Salmon, sea trout, brown trout (Loughs Agency area)25.4 cm

2026 season calendar

Official sources

  1. Inland Fisheries – Public Angling Estate (DAERA Open Data) (accessed on 23 September 2026)
  2. DAERA Public Angling Estate FeatureServer (ArcGIS REST) (accessed on 23 September 2026)
  3. Fisheries in County Down — DAERA (accessed on 23 September 2026)