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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....

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....

The enthusiastic angler can enjoy Coarse, Trout and Pike Angling at its best on the River suck, its tributaries and its many well known lakes. Excellent stretches from Bream, rudd, Pike, Tench and Wild Brown Trout. East access to River Banks and Lake Shores....

Imagine rivers teeming with salmon and trout, being accessible to all. Imagine surf raked beaches where the bass are as friendly as the people. Imagine crystal clear deep water and Atlantic swept rocks where the cod and pollock come readily to the angler's call. This is Wexford, so there is no need to imagine any more....

The lower Bann drains the 250 square miles of Lough Neagh and all the salmon entering the huge system pass through it on their way upstream. In contrast to the Foyle, much of the river is slow flowing but at certain points there are weirs and lock gates which create holding pools for the fish. Most of the fish are caught between mid-June and the end of September. The river gets a small but significant spring run and fish are caught from 1st March to the middle of May when the first of the...

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....

This is a small lough on the Fermanagh - Donegal border. It is approached off the B136 Belleek-Pettigo road. Take the by road to the north 2 miles west of Pettigo and one and a half miles along that road there is a forest road to the lough with a car park by the shore. The trout here average a half lb and rise freely. An average catch should produce 3-4 trout and it is possible to get fish hee up to about one and three quarters lbs. It can be fished all round and wading is possible, but be caref...

Watersports now becoming more and more popular along Waterford's extensive coastline of blue flag beaches and secluded coves. Outdoor Pursuit and Adventure centres can be found in Dungarvan....