Little Pine Lagoon

Suffering from fluctuating water levels and increased turbidity, Little Pine has, like many other waters, not recently produced the consistent mayfly hatches that have made it the stuff of legend. On the right days, hatches do produce exciting sport and strong fish, but those who have the most success strip wet flies a little deeper.

Tailing trout still frequent the shore early and late in the season, causing untold headaches and frustration. There is always a sense of true accomplishment associated with catching fish from “The Pine”. Many fishing authors have written about it, and now that the Shannon Lagoon is all but unfishable, it has become the “Lords Cricket Ground” of fly fishing. Little Pine is the ‘Holy Water’ of the central plateau.

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