angling ireland

Strokestown: With its wide tree-lined streets, is a centre of great historical interest and is surrounded by numerous lakes. It is a perfect centre from which the angler can pursue his pleasure. The coarse angling paradise of the west is surrounded by 65 lakes within a seven mile radius of the town. All our lakes have an abundance of pike, perch, bream, and rudd, and some tench. Species include: bream, rudd pike, perch, eels, hybrid and trout....

Courtmacsherry Angling established over 25 years ago first on a seasonal basis but since 1997 when we built 2 new state of the art vessels, we operate on an all year basis. We operate from the fishing village of Courtmacsherry in West Cork,with only a short journey from Air and Sea ports. We provide charter, and self drive boats for the enthusiastic angler or the novice where we provide tuition in boat handling and fishing technique. Accomadation packages arranged in our 18th Century farmhous...

This is a small mountain lough situated on a high windswept moorland to the east of Slieve Beagh and near the Tyrone--Monaghan border. It is a long way from the nearest road and at least a good 2-mile walk, which will probably take as many hours. It is wise to tell some one where you are going and when to expect you back. Loughanalbanagh holds a small stock of good brown trout, with some possibly to 4lb. It fishes best with a good breeze and there can be good sport too on a summer evening with s...

Lough Ash lies to the north of B48 Plumbridge-Dunnamangh road and is entirely dependent on stocked trout. A number of quite large brown trout are stocked every season with a view to providing anglers with good catches. The season runs from 1 March to 20 October. There is a 4 fish bag limit and a 10 inch size limit. The western shore is dangerous and closed to anglers and the well served with stiles and footbridges and there is a car park nearby. Boat fishing is not allowed. Permission...

The River System Boyle River: Bream, roach, hybrids, perch and pike; good access Lough Key: The current Irish pike record of over 39Ibs was caught here in 1993. Holds good stocks of bream, roach, hybrids, pike and trout. Boats availabe Boyle and District Angling Club holds an annual Pike Angling Festival at Easter with prizes to the total of IR5,000....

These lakes have been designed as a feature of Craigavon City Park and cover an area of 168 acres. They are stocked with rainbow trout and the opening and closing date is announced annually. There is a 4 trout daily bag limit and a 10 inch size limit. All legal methods are allowed except groundbait and maggots. Anglers may bring along their own boats or hire boats from Craigavon Borough Council Recreational Department. Fly fishing only is permitted from Boats....

This is a large limestone lough 4 miles south of Enniskillen on the A509 Belturbet road, a little south of Ballanaleck village. It has been cleared of coarse fish and is stocked with brown and rainbow trout-some of which grow very big indeed. It has given some really excellent fishing in recent years. The season run from 1 March to 30 September and there is a 4 trout bag limit and a 10 inch size limit. There are long stretches of clean shore on the south and east sides with plenty of space for b...

Lough Erne is a big lough, some 37,800 acres, with the best trout fishing area in the lower lough. The mayfly appears about mid-May and lasts until mid-June. The early season fishing in late March up to the mayfly and again in September can also be very good....

A series of competitions are organised throughout the year at Dungannon Park Lake Fishery with the main events taking place on New year's Day and Easter....

Fishing:
This charming town on the shores of the Interantionally famous trout-fishing Lough Corrib, is home to Ireland's oldest Angling Club. For more than a century it has been a base for anglers in search of immense brown trout and salmon. Lough Corrib has recently been designated a "salmonid" by the E.C., that is, a special trout and slamon lake worthy of preservation....