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There is some excellent coarse and game fishing to be had in Meath on the many rivers and lakes. Angling clubs at Navan, Slane and Kells allow visitors to fish their waters on payment of a modest fee....

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...

Donegal's coastline is perferct for angling and sight-seeing. Hiring a chatered boat is the best way of availing of these activities.

An Duanai Mara Chaters is a company that offers this facility. The boat departs three habours in the region; Teelin pier, Creevy Habour and Killybegs Harbour.

The skipper of the boat is Smith Campbell, whom has many years of experience of charter vessles. He has a very good knowledge of the waters, and knows all the p...

Sea fishing for conger, dogfish, mackerel and plaice is popular from the rocks and piers all the way up the coast. Boats can be hired at Larne, Carnlough and Cushendall for deep-sea expeditions to catch blockan, cod, conger, dab, herring, mackerel, plaice, pollack, skate, tope and whiting. Trout fishing is excellent throughout the area. Around Carrickfergus, where there are public reservoirs and waters at Woodburn Forest, Dorisland, Copeland and Lough Mourne and also at the Killylane, Bally...

Fishing available: Salmon and Brown Trout. The River Derry rises near Knockananna village (7 miles north of Tinahely) and flows southwards through Tinahely, Shillelagh and Clonegal to meet the River Slaney near Kildavin. It holds occasional salmon and small brown trout and is an important spawning and nursery river for the River Slaney salmon. The controlling club is the Derry and District Angling Club. The Derry Water river is a separate tributary which rises near Tinahely and flows north-eastw...

The rivers Bush, Carey, Glenshesk, Margy and Roe all have salmon, sea trout and brown trout. The Agivey river and Dungonnell and Altnahinch reservoirs are good for brown trout. Check that you have the right licence and, where required, owner's permission....

Welcome to an anglers paradise. Sligo boasts a maze of premium fishing rivers and lakes ranging in location from just outside Sligo City to the peripherals of the county. The waters of the county offer a vast array of fish from Cod to Conger, Tope to Turbot, Salmon, Pike, Trout and Coarse Fish....

During the summer, the lake, with its cool, clear water fed from underground springs is a popular venue with locals and visitors. The Long Point with its car parks, changing and toilet facilities, is an excellent and safe place for swimming. An alternative site for younger children is the shallow sandy area at Coorheen. Because of its size, the lake is an excellent stretch of water for sailboarding and canoeing.

Boats can be hired by the day and offer an ideal opportunity to explore th...

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...