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Butlersbridge is a trout angling centre on the Annalee River and contains a very photogenic inn which is a popular stopping place on the road. Butlersbridge is a picturesque village sited on the Annalee River, just before it enters Lough Erne. Butlersbridge is located just 5km north of Cavan town on the N3.

For more information on Angling in Cavan, contact the Cavan Tourist Office

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Lough Lee lies nearly midway between the B72 Ederny-Castlederg road and the B50 Armagh-Castlederg road. It is approached off a by road from the north and there is a walk of abour 1 mile following the marker posts. This is a lough of just under 40 acres, gin clear, and full of well shaped, hard fighting trout that look a bit like sea trout. The trout average three quarter lb and fish to 2lb are taken every season. Small traditional lough flies work well and all legal methods except groundbait and...

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....

Brantry Lough lies off the B128 Aughnacloy - Benburb road and approximately 6 miles south of Dungannon. This is a rich limestone Lough holding brown trout. It is situated in a very sheltered position which can make the fishing very difficult at times. There are hatches of chironomids, olives, even some mayfly and a good sedge hatch. A good ploy is to fish a dry Mayfly, Gnat, Buzzer or Sedge according to season if the trout start showing at the surface in the evening. This is a lough of 60 acres...

This Reservoir is situated at the head of the Bush River, four and a half miles north east of Clough Mills. It is in a very attractive location with pine forest to the north and south. It holds a native stock of free rising trout and in addition, is stocked with brown trout averaging 1lb. There are some quite large fish in there and test nettings have turned up trout to 5lb. Access to the water is good with a car park by the west shore. The season runs from 1 March to 30 September. There is a 10...

Within an hour's drive of Dublin, Mullingar lies in one of the most scenic parts of the country, surrounded by rolling pastures and interrupted only by coniferous forests and some of the most beautiful lakes in Ireland earning Mullingar the title of "The Capital of the Lakelands". Mullingar is synonymous with some of the best known trout waters in Ireland - Loughs Ennell, Owel and Lough Sheelin. In 1894, Mr William Meares caught a prize winning 26Ib. 2oz. brown trout in Lough Ennell still re...

The lakes in Claremorris and Irishtown, Co. Mayo are teeming with fish just waiting to be caught. Beautiful, secluded lakes in a tranquil pastoral setting is surely the coarse angler's paradise. Claremorris and its satellite village Irishtown, in the heart of Connaught, offer you the beauty of the countryside, the abundance of fish, the friendliness of the people and the peace and quiet that only Ireland can give....

Carrickfergus Castle the finest best preserved Norman castle in Ireland, dominates the town. John de Courcy, first Earl of Ulster, built the castle in the late 12th century, and for five centuries thereafter it was the seat of English power in the North. After serving as a prison in the 18th century, the castle was used as a magazine and armoury until 1928. Today life-like models depict stirring events in its 800-year history.

De Courcy also built the parish church of St. Nicholas,...

Lattone Lough lies along the B52 Garrison-Belcoo road, almost 6 miles from Garrison. This is a lough of over 100 acres with the mountains of north Leitrim rising up to the south and the Fermanagh hills to the north. It is almost equally divided in an east-west direction by the border with the Republic of Ireland. It holds a fair stock of brown trout averaging a half lb and they can provide good lively fishing from May, especially in the evening. The banks are good, with a gravel shoreline.Standa...