angling ireland

Lough Corrib is the Republic of Irelands largest lake and is found in beautiful County Galway. It is known throughout the world for its great fishing and is a real hit with visitors to Galway.
It is the perfect location to get calm and tranquillity if you want to escape from the hustle and bustle of nearby Galway city. It really is an angler’s paradise as its waters are brimming with the finest of trout, salmon and other freshwater fish.
If fishing doesn’t float your boat, w...

Specialists in Wreck, Reef and Shark Fishing. Many specimen fish have been caught by our clients. We can offer comfortable accommodation and fine food in our Georgian House with extensive private gardens and convenient to East Ferry Pier.

Specialist also, in Angling Holidays. Fully central heated, unlimited hot water, comfortable lounges and accommodation. Drying rooms, Freezer Facilities and Bait Shore....

The waters off Glandore and Union Hall are clean and unspoilt and ideal for sea-angling. The area is well sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds, thereby ensuring a mild climate and abundant fish life. Pollock, cod, mackerel, ling, conger and many more species of fine fish populate this totally unpolluted coastline. Wreck and shark fishing are within easy reach. Nearby, there are lakes for those interested in trout and pike fishing....

This is a natural lough lying 4 miles north west of Ballynahinch and 6 miles south east of Lisburn. It is south of the A49 and anglers must use the official entrance off the Lisburn- Ballynahinch road. Fishing stands have been provided on the west side and all the other banks are safe for wading. It is stocked with brown and rainbow trout and orthodox fly fishing only is allowed. There is a 4 trout bag limit and a 10 inch size limit and the season runs from 1 April to the 31 October. There are g...

There are many good fishing waters in the area. Apart from the Blackwater which offers trout and pike, you can catch eels in more than a score of rivers and lakes in beautiful countryside. There's free fishing in Poyntz Pass Canal, the Cusher and Callan rivers and half-a-dozen lakes....

The Shannon Region is dominated by water. An Atlantic Ocean coastline and the profusion of lakes, rivers and streams in the Region make it a veritable paradise for anglers....

Sea Angling:
For the sea angler there is excellent deep sea angling for a wide range of different species from May onwards to about October. Blue shark from the end of July is particularly good around the Aran Islands where some of the boats take up to twenty a day, all of which are released again.

Roundstone and the Clifden areas are also good for blue shark and the occasional porbeagle is caught there, too. There are a number of well-equipped boats at the different locat...

The 4,000 year old tradition of eel fishing is still strong on Lough Neagh, with many local communities dependent upon the 'harvesting' of the eels. The eel's life cycle begins when the tiny elvers set out from the Sargasso Sea on a mammoth journey to the mouth of the River Bann near Coleraine. During the final leg of their journey downstream to Lough Neagh many of the maturing brown eels are caught by local fishermen using traditional methods. The surviving eels remain in the lough and at...