There are two lakes - a coarse lake and a trout lake. The coarse lake is approximately 4 acres and the trout lake 3.5 acres. Both lakes have fishing stands and piers providing easy access for all anglers. The lakes are fed by a local river (the Camac) which runs alongside them and branches off into each. The lakes at Corkagh Park Fishery are owned by South Dublin County Council and managed by Godfrey Donohue of Goldfish Angling Limited. Godfrey and his staff provide tuition, equipment rental, bait and an onsite Coffee Shop. The lakes are open from 9:45am until dusk.



There are regular competitions held on both lakes. Watch out for the next competition date in our news section of the site.

The Trout Lake
This regularly stocked lake is for fly fishing only and the trout average 3-5lbs in weight with 50 fish between 10 and 24lbs. There is an abundance of insect life and a large hatch of flies. The trout are exceptional fighters due to the highly oxygenated water constantly supplied by the Camac River.

The Coarse Lake
The main species in the course lake is carp, both common and mirror carp. The average weight is 6-8lbs. There are also some carp of specimen weight (12lb +). Other species in the lake include perch, rudd, roach and tench. Perch have been recorded to just under 3lb and rudd and roach to 1lb. The coarse lake will be stocked with bream in 2006. Tench were stocked into the lake in 2005.

Fishing Methods
 Coarse Lake
The carp can be caught using a variety of different methods. Using swim feeders, both rigs and float fishing have proven to be good methods. Using a float and feeder with maggots and/ or sweetcorn is the best method for catching big numbers of small carp. Bollies and dog biscuits tend to pick up the bigger carp. The perch, rudd and roach feed readily on worms and maggots.

Trout Lake
The trout can be caught on most traditional flies, such as Olives, Green Peters and Sedges. Fly lures also work well with Fritz and Cat’s Whiskers coming up trumps.