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The Letterkenny and District Anglers' Association exercises rights on that part of the lough to which it has title and the rest of the lough is free fishing. This was one of the great spring salmon loughs until its stocks were hit by UDN in the 1960s, a disaster from which it never recovered. It is now fished for its brown trout and can give superb sport. The trout average a half lb and fish up to 1lb are encountered fairly frequently and you may even get on over 2lb. It is a shallow lough, nerl...

This lough lies less than one mile due east of Milford and is approached off a by road that links the L78 Milford-Carrowkeel road with the T72 Milford-Rathmelton road. The lough is only one field away from the road and access is opposite the little pond on the roadside. The trout average about three quarters lbs and in the past the lough is known to have produced trout of over 4lb. The north and west sides are easily fished while the east side is unfishable. There is another little lough a few h...

These Loughs are on the Fanad Peninsula near Fanad Head. Shannagh used to hold a small stock of good brown trout that were mainly taken on worms, but now holds mainly escapee rainbows. The trout in Kinny Lough are small, averaging about a half lb, and it can be fished all round. Kindrum holds some nice trout that are mainly taken spinning. The trout in this area arelarge finned, take with great force and fight strongly. Permission....

Gartan Lough is nearly two and a half miles long and lies off the L82 road near Church Hill. It holds small brown trout, averaging about 4oz, and occasional salmon. It is in a very scenic and attractive area and while there is not jetty, access is good and it is relatively easy to launch a boat. Permission...

This lough lies to the west of the L82 about 2 miles north of Church Hill. It is set in a very scenic location and it has a reputation for restoring the confidence of disheartened anlgers. It holds a large stock of trout averaging 9 inches in length and weighing approximately 6oz. There aretwo small woods, one on the east and the other on the west bank;otherwise three quarters of the bank is fishable and a selection of small traditional flies will suffice. Permission...

There are three other fishery owner on the Lough, but day tickets are only let on the Letterkenny Association water. Three boats are available for hire and outboards are allowed but not supplied so anglers are advised to bring their own. This used to be one of the great spring salmon loughs, but it never really recovered from the effects of UDN. Occasional salmon are now taken in April and May and a 28lb fish was taken in 1985. The brown trout are small but the lough produces a few from 3-4lb ev...

Lough Beach is a large lough of volcanic origin, nearly 4 miles long by about a half mile wide. It can be approached from Letterkenny by taking the N56 and turning left on the L77 Gweedore road, or by taking the L82 road from Gweedore. As well as a good stock of brown trout the lough holds occasional salmon, and the sea trout arrive in August. The brown trout fishing can vary greatly. One day your catch will only average 6oz, while another day the trout will run from a half lb to 1lb with the ch...

This small lough lies to the north of Gartan Lough and there is good access to it from the south via secondary roads, one of which runs by the shore on the west side. The average size of the trout is a half lb. It holds an excellent stock and ona summer evening trout can be seen rising all over the lough. There is no shore fishing due to the reeds and it is too deep for wading. It is well worth fishing from a boat but keep a lookout for submerged tree stumps. Permission....

For lake and river fishing, there are over 130 lakes in The Rosses, great for fishing Brown, Sea and Rainbow trout. We issue Permits and Licenses and tackle can also be purchased from our shop....