lakes around letterkenny ballybofey

Lough Mourne is an impressive looking stretch of water by the N15 road between Ballybofey and Donegal. You may be tempted to fish, but don't bother because the trout are very small indeed. Permission: Not usually required...

Trusk Lough Trusk is 3 miles south of Ballybofey. The trout there average half pound and you might be lucky and get one up to three quarter pound. This lough is used a lot by speedboats, which can make the fishing very uncomfortable. Permission:Not usually required....

Access to these three loughs is either off the small mountain road to the north and in by the west side of Lough Boyle or by taking another small road from the west and coming in past Lough Keeran. Either way, it is difficult going and will take well over an hour. Golagh has an nice stock of good trout averaging three quarter pound, with some to nearly 3 pounds. The banks are difficult to fish in places, but at some points it is possible to wade. One of the best areas is the long, sometimes very...

This is another artificial sea water lough on the shores of Lough Swilly, where the level is controlled by floodgate. It holds occassional salmon and sea trout and fishes best in July. It can be fished from the shore and July is the best month for sea trout. Permission...

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...