SEA TROUT ANGLING IN IRELAND
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SEA TROUT ANGLING
IN IRELAND
Sea
Sea trout
trout can
canbebecaught
caughtininrivers,
rivers,lakes
lakes(loughs),
(loughs),ininestuaries
estuaries andandononthethe
open
opencoastline.
coastline.
Like
Like salmon,
salmon, seasea trout
trouttend
tendtotostopstopfeeding
feedingwhen whenthey
theyreturn
returnto to
freshwater,
freshwater, although
although
they
they do
do sometimes
sometimesreturn
returntotoaafeeding
feedingmood,
mood,and andalso
alsotend to to
tend take
takea fly
a flymore
morereadily
readily
than
than salmon.
salmon.FlyFlyfishing,
fishing,spinning
spinningand andbait
baitfishing
fishingare
areallall
good methods,
good methods, andandwhile
while manymany
freshwater
freshwater fisheries
fisheriesare
arefly
flyfishing
fishingonly,
only,the
theother
othermethods
methodscome come into their
into own
their own in the
in the
saltwater,
saltwater, where
wherethethefish
fishare
arefeeding
feedingmoremoreactively.
actively.
This
This brochure
brochure contains
containssome
somebasic
basicinformation
informationtotohelphelpyouyougetget
started
started ononyour
yourIrishIrish
seasea
trout
trout fishing
fishing adventure.
adventure.There
Thereisisaashort
shortdescription
descriptionofofthethebasics
basicsof of
seaseatrout fishing
trout fishing in in
Ireland
Ireland while
while the
the map
mapon onthe
theflip
flipside
sideofofthis
thisbrochure
brochurehighlights
highlightssome
some of of
thethe
primary
primary
fisheries.
fisheries.
There
Thereisismuch
muchmore
moredetailed
detailedinformation onon
information thethe
www.fishinginireland.info
www.fishinginireland.infowebsite
websiteand onon
and thethe
accompanying
accompanyingGoogle
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SEASONS
SEASONS
The early
early part
part of of the
the season
seasonininMarch March&&April Aprilis isusually
usuallycharacterised
characterised byby coldcold weather
weather
and cold
cold water.
water. At Atthis
thistime
timeofofyear,year,most
mostsea seatrout
troutarearestill
stillin insaltwater,
saltwater, either
either on onthethe
openopen
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION coastline
coastline oror inin estuaries,
estuaries,and andititpayspaystotoconcentrate
concentrateyour yourefforts
efforts in in
these
these areas.
areas. Bait fishing
Bait fishing
SeaSea trout
trout areare aa migratoryform
migratory formofofbrownbrowntrouttrout––theytheyareareoneoneandand the
the same
same species,
species, with mackerel
mackerel stripstrip oror sandeel
sandeelononwestern westernsurf surfbeaches
beachesand andin inlarge large sheltered
sheltered estuaries
estuaries
butbut in many
in many rivers
rivers somesomeofofthethetrout troutare
aregenetically
geneticallyprogrammed
programmedtoto migratemigrate to to sea
sea at is generally
generally the the most
most productive
productiveapproach,approach,with withspinning
spinningand andflyflyfishing
fishing also
also capable
capable of of
1-21-2 years
years of of
age,age,likelikesalmon.
salmon.UnlikeUnlikesalmon,
salmon,they theydo donotnottravel
travel long
long distances
distances in in the producing
producing the the oddoddfish.
fish.
ocean,
ocean, butbut mostly
mostly feedfeed alongthethecoastline
along coastlineand andestuaries.
estuaries.TheyTheycancanreturn
return to
to freshwater
freshwater As the
the days
days lengthen
lengthenand andget getwarmer
warmerininMay Mayand andJune,
June,fishfishare are moremore active,
active, and andstart to to
start
as as young
young immaturefishfishofof0.5-1
immature 0.5-1lblb(.22(.22- -.45.45kg),
kg),ororasasmature
mature adults
adults of
of 1.5-3
1.5-3 lbs+ enter
enter freshwater.
freshwater. Some Somerivers riversget getaarun runofofsea seatrout
troutfromfromMay, May,while while mostmost rivers
riversseeseethethe
(.7(.7 - 1.4
- 1.4 kg),kg),andandindeed
indeedcan canmovemoveininand andout outofoffreshwater
freshwater seemingly
seemingly at at will.
will. The first big
big runs
runs inin June.
June.Coastal
Coastalfishingfishingisisstill
stillvery
veryproductive,
productive,with with many
many fishfish
feeding
feeding hard
hardto to
genetic
genetic traittrait
of of marinemigration
marine migrationappearsappearstotobe belinked
linkedtotoenvironmental
environmental conditions
conditions in fatten
fatten upup before
before theirtheirupstream
upstreammigration.
migration.Sea Seatrout
troutsmolts
smoltshave haveusually
usually completed
completed their
their
thethe native
native river,and
river, andrivers
riverswithwithacidic
acidicgeology
geologythat thatarearelowlow inin nutrients
nutrients with
with limited
limited outward
outward migration
migrationtotosaltwater
saltwateratatthis thisstage,
stage,and andare arestarting
starting totoshow
show upup in catches
in catches as as
theythey
growth
growth potential
potential are are morelikely
more likelytotohave
haveaasea seatrout
troutpopulation.
population.Feeding
Feeding inin the
the sea
sea is put onon weight
weight quickly,
quickly,but butthesethesefishfishshould
shouldbebeplayed playedquickly
quicklyand and released
released immediately
immediately
muchmuch richer,
richer, and and trout
trout thatthatgogototosea seawould
wouldhave haveaacompetitive
competitiveadvantage
advantage over over those
those with aa minimum
minimum of of handling.
handling.Upstream,
Upstream,fish fishare areentering
enteringrivers riversand and lakes,
lakes, and and flyfly
fishing
fishing
thatthat remain
remain in freshwater
in freshwater in in thesecatchments.
these catchments.The Thewest
westcoast
coastofofIreland
Irelandisisdominated
dominated by comes
comes into
into its
its own
own here.
here.InIndull dullcloudy
cloudyweather,
weather,river riverfishing
fishingduring during daytime
daytime willwill
produce
produce
acidic
acidic bedrock
bedrock andand peatland,and
peatland, andmanymanyrivers
riversalong
alongthisthiscoastline
coastline produce
produce sea sea trout.
trout. fish, but
but night
night time
timefishing
fishingisisusually
usuallymoremoresuccessful.
successful.
There
There areare a number
a number ofofrivers
riversononthe theeast
eastcoast
coastwhich
whichalsoalsocontain
containsea sea trout.
trout. These
These Irish As we
we move
move further
furtherintointoJulyJulyandandononintointoAugust,
August,the theruns
runsofoffish into
fish intorivers
rivers increase,
increase, andand by by
Sea–facing
Sea–facing rivers
rivers tendtendtotoproduce
producelargerlargerfish fishthan
thanthe thewest
westcoast,
coast, similar
similar to
to rivers
rivers in the end
end ofof August
Augustmost mostfish fishthat
thatwill
willmigrate
migratethis thisyear
yearare arealready
already in in
freshwater.
freshwater. Night time
Night time
Wales
Wales on onthethe other
other sideside ofofthetheIrish
IrishSea.
Sea. fishing
fishing on
on rivers
rivers at atthis
thistime
timeofofyear yearcancanbe bevery
veryproductive,
productive,asasfishfish areare muchmuch lessless
warywary andand
IrishIrish
seasea trout
trout areare entirelywild
entirely wildandandsosopresent
presentthe theangler
anglerwith
withaarealrealtest
test of
of their
their skills.
skills. are keen
keen toto take
take aa fly fly ininthe
thedark.
dark.Night
Nighttime timefishing
fishingcan canbebea amagical magical experience,
experience, withwith
WeWe dodo notnot stockourourrivers
stock riversand andwhile
whilethis
thismay
maymake makefishing
fishingaa bitbit more
more challenging,
challenging, frequent
frequent encounters
encounterswith withwildlife
wildlifesuch suchasasotters,
otters,foxes
foxesand andbats,
bats, while
while playing
playing a good
a good fishfish
in in
there
there is nothing
is nothing that
that comparestotocatching
compares catchingwild wildfish
fishininaawild
wildenvironment.
environment. total darkness
darknessisisaathrill
thrillall
allofofitsitsown.
own.Lough
Loughfishing
fishingononmanymanyofofthethe western
western seasea trout loughs
trout loughs is is
alsoalso
very
very
productive
productive through
through thethe
summer
summermonths;
months;drifting
driftingwith
withaateam
teamof ofwet
wetflies
flies can
can provide
provide Closed for
Closed for fishing)
fishing)and
andalso
alsothe
theprohibition
prohibitiononontaking
takingfish
fishover
over 40cm
40cm where
where appropriate.
appropriate.
hectic
hectic
sport
sport
at at
times,
times,and and
onon many
manyloughs
loughsthere
thereisisalways
alwaysthe thechance
chanceof ofaabonus
bonus salmon.
salmon. further details
For further detailssee:
see:http://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/seatroutsea.htm
http://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/seatroutsea.htm
By By
September,
September, seasea
trout
trout
rivers
riversand
andloughs
loughsarearewell
wellstocked
stockedwith
withfish,
fish,and
andprovided
provided conditions
conditions
areare
good,
good,
fishing
fishing
cancanbebe excellent
excellentright
rightupuptotothe
theend
endofofthe
theseason.
season.Most
Mostrivers
rivers close
close on
on 30th REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
September,
September, with
with
seaseatrout
trout
starting
startingtotospawn,
spawn,but butaafew
fewcontinue
continueononinto
intoearly
earlyOctober.
October. When fishing
When fishing forfor sea
seatrout
troutininIreland
Irelandthe thefollowing
followingregulations
regulationsapply:
apply:
• AA StateState Licence
Licenceisisrequired
requiredtotofish fishfor
forsea
seatrout
trout(see
(seenext
nextsection)
section)
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT All sea
• All sea trout
trout caught
caught(including
(includingkeltskeltsand
andbaggots)
baggots)mustmustbeberecorded
recorded in in
thethe logbook
logbook
IrishIrish
rivers
riversareare small
small bybyinternational
internationalstandardsstandardsand andsosotheytheycancanbe befished
fished with
with relatively
relatively and all
and all sea
sea trout
troutoverover40cm
40cmkept keptmust
mustbebetagged
tagged
light
lighttackle,
tackle,butbut notnot tootoolight,
light,asastherethereis isalways
alwaysthe thechance
chanceofofaasalmonsalmon when
when fishing
fishing for • ItIt isis an
an offence
offencetotokill killany
anyseaseatrout
troutininthe
theGalway,
Galway,Connemara
Connemara oror Ballinakill
Ballinakill Fisheries
Fisheries
seasea trout.
trout.ForForflyfly
fishing,
fishing, a nine-foot
a nine-footrod rodrated
ratedAFTM
AFTM55oror66will willbebeable
ableto tocover
cover most
most river Districts including
Districts includingat atsea
seafrom
fromHagsHagsHead HeadininCounty
CountyClare
Claretoto Clew
Clew Bay Bay (and
(and in any
in any
fishing
fishing forforseasea trout.
trout.OnOnlakes,lakes,fishing
fishingfrom fromaadrifting
driftingboat
boatrequires
requires aa longer
longer rod,
rod, and
and a waters flowing
waters flowing into
intoClewClewBay)Bay)ininthetheBangor
BangorFishery
FisheryDistrict
Districtsouth
southof of a line
a line drawn
drawn
10/11
10/11 foot 6 or
foot 6 or 7 weight
7 weight rodrodis isideal.
ideal.For Forestuary
estuaryfishing,
fishing,aastiff
stiffrod
rodthat
that can
can cast
cast through
through due east
due east andandwest
westthrough
throughAchill
AchillHead.
Head.
thethe windwind maymay bebe required,
required, andanda a9/10 9/10foot foot88oror99weight
weightmay maybe bebetter
bettersuited.
suited. River
River flies • ItIt isis prohibited
prohibited sell sellrod
rodcaught
caughtsalmonsalmonororseaseatrout
troutover
over40cm
40cm between
between January
January 1st 1st
areare usually
usually sizesize10-14
10-14 andandoften
oftenhave havea abitbitofofsilver
silverininthe
thedressing
dressing–– TealTeal Blue
Blue && Silver,
Silver, and
and OctoberOctober31 31stst
Peter
Peter Ross, Alexandra,
Ross, Alexandra, Silver
SilverInvicta
Invictaare areallallgood
goodchoices.
choices.LakeLakeflies
fliescan
canbe be size
size 8-14
8-14 and
• National
National bag bag limit
limitforforsea
seatrout
trout––anglers
anglerscan canonly
onlyretain
retain3 3seaseatrout
trout
in in
a 24
a 24 hour
hour
cover
cover a multitude
a multitude of ofstyles,
styles,with
withGreenGreenPeters,Peters,Bumbles
Bumblesand andSilver
Silver Daddies
Daddies among
among some
period
period (in (in open
openrivers).
rivers).
favourites.
favourites. Sea Sea trout
troutloveloveblack
blackfliesfliestoo
tooandandaaConnemara
ConnemaraBlack, Black,Black
BlackPennell
Pennell
or orBibioBibio willwill
workwork in in
bothbothrivers
riversand andloughs.
loughs.InInthethesea,
sea,flies
fliesthat
thatresemble
resemble
small
small fishfishor or
shrimps
shrimps willwill
work
workbest.
best.
ForFor spinning,
spinning, trolling
trollingororbait baitfishing
fishingininriversriversand andlakes
lakesan an8-10
8-10footfoot rod
rod
capable
capable of of
casting
casting upup to to
4040grams
gramswill willsuit
suitmost
mostsituations;
situations;for forsandeel
sandeelor or
baitbait fishing
fishingin insaltsaltwater
waterfrom fromthetheshore shoresomething
somethingslightly
slightlyheavier
heavier might
might
suit.suit.
In saltwater,
In saltwater, spinners
spinners such
suchasasTasmanian
TasmanianDevil Devilororsimilar
similarwork
workwell,
well,asas
do do smallsmall bassbasslures
lures likelike
thetheKilty
KiltyKiller
KillerandandDexter
DexterWedge.
Wedge.InInfreshwater,
freshwater,
a small
a small Toby
Toby or ora aMeppsMeppswill willworkworkquite quitewell.
well.Bait
Baitfishing
fishinginin saltwater
saltwater
usually
usually involves
involves sandeel
sandeel orormackerel
mackerelstrip, strip,asasseaseatrout
troutare
arefeeding
feedingmostly
mostly
on on small
small fish.
fish.
A pair
A pair of of breathable
breathable waders
waders& &boots, boots,wading
wadingjacket
jacketand andaawading
wadingstick
stick
areare a necessity
a necessity onon many
many rivers
riversasasbank bankaccess
accessisisoften
oftenpoor
poorand andwading
wading
is generally
is generally thethemostmost productive
productiveway waytotofish. fish.
OPEN & CLOSED
OPEN SEASONS
& CLOSED SEASONS
TheThe
open
open season
season forfor
seaseatrout
troutvaries
variesdepending
dependingononwhere whereininIreland
Irelandyou you
areare
fishing.
fishing.In some
In some areas
areas thetheseason
seasonopens
opensasasearly January11 and
earlyasasJanuary stst
and
fishing
fishing
cancan take
takeplace
placeasaslate lateasasOctober
October12 12 depending
th th
dependingon onlocation.
location.
When
When fishing
fishingin a
in river
a river estuary
estuarythen
thenthe
theseason
seasonfor forthat
thatriver
riverwill
willapply.
apply.
When
When fishing coastal
fishing coastal areas
areas you
youmust
mustcheck
checkwhat
whatriver
rivercatchment/district
catchment/district
youyou
arearein as thethe
in as season
season forforsome
somecoastal
coastalareas
areasisisdefined
definedby bydistrict
districtoror
catchment.
catchment. Please
Please note
notethat
thatyou
youmust
mustalso
alsobebeaware
awareofofthe thecurrent
currentstatus
status
of of
thethe
fishery/district
fishery/district (Open
(Openforforharvest/Open
harvest/Openfor forCatch
Catch&&Release/
Release/
ACCESS,
ACCESS, LICENCES
LICENCES & PERMITS
& PERMITS FURTHER
FURTHER INFORMATION
INFORMATION
In the
In the
Republic
Republic of ofIreland,
Ireland,youyoumust
mustbuy
buyaastate
statelicence
licencetotofish
fish for
for sea
sea trout
trout whether
whether Angling
Angling Information
Information
in freshwater
in freshwateror or
thethesea.sea.Sea
Seatrout
troutfishing
fishingononrivers
riversand
andlakes
lakes isis generally
generally controlled
controlled This guide
guide provides
providesaabasic
basicintroduction
introductiontotosea
seatrout
troutfishing
fishingin inIreland
Irelandand andgives
gives
a summary
a summary
either
either
bybylocal
local
angling
angling clubs
clubswho
whousually
usuallylease
leasethe
thefishing
fishingrights
rightsfor
foraafewfew kilometres
kilometres of of some
some of
of the
the key
keyfisheries.
fisheries.However,
However,there
therearearea anumber
numberofofresources
resources where
where youyou
cancan
findfind
river
river
andandmake
makedayday tickets
ticketsavailable
availabletotothe
thevisiting
visitingangler,
angler,or,or,alternatively,
alternatively, byby private
private more detailed
detailed andand up-to-date
up-to-dateangling
anglinginformation.
information.Firstly,
Firstly,there
thereis isa a
dedicated
dedicated angling
angling
owners
ownerswhowhoalso
also
provide
providepermits.
permits.These
Thesetickets
ticketscan
canbe beanything
anythingfromfrom €20
€20 -- €120
€120 and website
website which
which has
has more
moredetailed
detailedinformation
informationononindividual
individualfisheries
fisheries andandservice
service
providers
providers
areare
usually
usually
available
available locally.
locally. at: www.fishinginireland.info
www.fishinginireland.info
CATCH
CATCH
& RELEASE
& RELEASE If you
you are
are planning
planning on onfishing
fishingininNorthern
NorthernIreland
IrelandororononthetheFoyle Foyle and
and Carlingford
Carlingford catch-
catch-
ments
ments onon either
either side
sideofofthe
theborder
borderyou
youshould
shouldconsult:
consult:
WeWe allall
havehave a responsibilitytotoprotect
a responsibility protectand andconserve
conserveourourfisheries
fisheries so
so that
that they
they can
can be
enjoyed
enjoyed byby future
future generations.Most
generations. Mostfisheries
fisheriesface
facemultiple
multiplethreats
threats including
including pollution,
pollution, www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/outdoor-recreation-and-sport/angling
www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/outdoor-recreation-and-sport/angling
water
water abstraction
abstraction andand illegalfishing,
illegal fishing,allallofofwhich
whichhave
haveaanegative
negativeimpact
impact on on fish
fish stocks.
stocks. and
ForFor that
that reason,wewewould
reason, wouldask askthat
thatallallanglers
anglersconsider
considerpracticing
practicing Catch
Catch & & Release
Release www.ufishireland.org/
www.ufishireland.org/
forfor
thethe majority
majority of of
fishfishthey
theycatch.
catch.Record
Recordany anytrophy
trophyfish
fishwith
withaaquick
quick photo
photo and
and then
IFI also
also produces
produces aa weekly
weeklyAngling
AnglingUpdate
Updatewhichwhichprovides
providesup-to-date
up-to-date reports
reports
on on
what
what
carefully
carefully return
return to to
thethe water.Remember:
water. Remember:#CPRsavesfish
#CPRsavesfish
anglers
anglers are
are catching
catchingandandwhere.
where.You
Youcan
cansign
signupuptotobebeemailed
emailed thethe
weekly
weekly Angling
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Update
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by emailing
emailing contact@fisheriesireland.ie
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also has
has aa general
generaltourism
tourismwebsite
websitewww.ireland.com
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help youyou
help plan your
plan your
trip to
to Ireland.
Ireland. ItItprovides
providesaawealth
wealthofofinformation
informationonontravel
traveland accommodation
and accommodation as as
well as as
well
information
information on on things
thingstotodo
doand
andsee
seewhile
whilevisiting
visitingthe
theisland.
island.
Leave
Leave No
No Trace
Trace
Please
Please adhere
adhere totothe
theseven
sevenprinciples
principlesofofLeave
LeaveNoNoTrace
TraceIreland:
Ireland:
Plan ahead
ahead and
andprepare;
prepare;Travel
Travelandandcamp
camponondurable
durablesurfaces;
surfaces; Dispose
Dispose of of
waste
wasteproperly;
properly;
Leave
Leave what
what you
you find;
find;Minimise
Minimisecampfire
campfireimpacts
impacts(be
(becareful
carefulwithwith
fire);
fire);
Respect
Respect wildlife;
wildlife;
Be considerate
considerate ofof other
othervisitors.
visitors.
Vehicles
Vehicles should
shouldbebeparked
parkedinindesignated
designatedareasareasand
andininsuch
sucha a manner
manner that
that
they
they
dodonotnot
cause
cause
obstruction.
obstruction.
Anglers
Anglersshould
shouldfish
fishresponsibly
responsiblyand
andsustainably
sustainably– –where
where possible
possibleuseuse
single
single
barbless
barblesshooks
hooksand
andpractice
practiceno-weight,
no-weight,“in“inthethewater”
water” catch
catchandand
release.
release.
www.leavenotraceireland.org/
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2014
2014
Biosecurity
Biosecurity
Aquatic
Aquatic Invasive
InvasiveSpecies
Speciesandandfish
fishpathogens
pathogensarearereadily
readilytransferred
transferred from
from oneonewatercourse
watercourse
to another
another on
on angling
anglingtackle,
tackle,boats
boatsand
andprotective
protectiveclothing.
clothing.These can
These bebe
can very damaging
very damaging
to resident
resident fish
fish stocks,
stocks,the
theaquatic
aquatichabitat
habitatand
andthethegeneral
generalenvironment.
environment. We We would askask
would thatthat
all anglers
anglers inspect
inspectandandclean
cleantheir
theirgear
gearprior
priortototravelling
travellingtotoIreland to to
Ireland fish.
fish.
TOP PICK FISHERIES
There are numerous sea trout venues around Ireland and some of those fisheries are listed below broken down by region. There are more fisheries listed on this Google map: https://tinyurl.com/ybc54pek
North West
Full information on prevention of invasive species is available on our website at: The River Lackagh drains a large catchment of mostly uninhabited mountain and bog, including the famous Glenveagh National Park. The system comprises a number of fisheries, including the Lackagh
River, Glen Lough, the Owencarrow River and Lough Beagh in the national park, as well as an extensive estuary. The system gets a very good run of sea trout, with the estuary providing early season
sport, and the freshwater fisheries providing quality fishing throughout the summer. Extensive improvements to access have been made in recent years. Much of the fishing is controlled by Inland
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Fisheries Ireland, and permits are readily available. The Lackagh also gets a good run of salmon, and is known for the quality of the spring fishing.
The Gweebarra River and Estuary is one of the best sea trout fisheries in the north west region. The river is a spate river draining remote uplands in west Donegal, and in a flood can fish very well
for salmon and sea trout. The estuary is over 10km long and produces excellent sea trout fishing from early season, with sandeel producing most fish, but fly fishing accounting for more fish as the
summer comes in. Shifting sandbanks in the estuary can be dangerous, so wading deep is not advised. The river is managed by Inland Fisheries Ireland and permits are available.
Or via Invasive Species Ireland at The Erne Estuary is a large, ever changing estuary surrounded by some high dunes. Shifting sandbars every year change the contours of this productive fishery, and boat fishing provides the best
access. There are a number of access points on the northern side, but access to the southern side is prevented by the military base and requires a long walk along Tullaghan Beach from the Bundoran
side. Boats can be launched at the slipway in Ballyshannon. This estuary provides excellent early season fishing, with some very large sea trout taken in March and April. Most fish fall to sandeel,
http://invasivespeciesireland.com/cops/water-users/anglers/ but fly fishing from May on can produce a lot of fish. Many fish congregate at the mouth of the estuary at low tide, and following the tide up can make finding fish easier.
The River Moy is famed for its salmon fishing, but the estuary is worth renown in its own right as a sea trout fishery. Fishing a ledgered sandeel is the most common method, and therefore most productive,
but fly fishing also produces a lot of fish. Angling takes place from marks such as the back of Enniscrone Beach, the north eastern shore of Bartra Island, The Walls, the Castle area and Rosserk Bay.
West Coast
Safety Carrowmore Lake, in remote northwest Mayo, is a large, exposed shallow lake draining a vast area of mostly unspoilt bogland. The lake gets a good run of spring salmon, with vast runs of sea
trout in some years providing hectic sport. The fishing can be outstanding on Carrowmore from June through September, with the only interruptions caused by storms that can stir up the shallow
bottom for a few days. The fishing is fly only and is managed by the Bangor Erris Angling Club, with permits available from the West End Bar.
Angling is a water based activity with changing conditions and dangers that are some- The Ballynahinch catchment includes the famous Ballynahinch
Castle and Lough Inagh fisheries. At
Ballynahinch Castle, the Owenmore River
times hidden. Drowning is an ever present risk and you should exercise utmost care for drains a large catchment down to the tide,
and is the first resting place for upstream
migrating fish. There are several beats pro-
your own safety and that of angling partners/buddies. viding quality salmon and sea trout fishing.
Upstream, Lough Inagh has river and lake
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Please consider the following when going fishing: good numbers of free-taking sea trout pro-
viding great sport from June to the end of
the season. Permits, guides and boats are
Lackagh R.
available from Ballynahinch Castle and
• Wear a life jacket. Lough Inagh Lodge.
Costello & Fermoyle is a wonderful fishery
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in south Connemara, comprising a short river eeb
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with 4 beats and a number of interconnected
lakes upstream. The fishery gets a run of sea
• Don’t take any risks when wading or fishing from boat, shore or bank trout from June, and since local salmon farms
closed, has had a resurgence in stocks that
provide quality fishing. The river provides
• Check the weather forecast and tide tables before you go good fishing following a spate, with the lakes
maintaining water levels for longer than other
spate rivers. The main lake, Glenicmurrin, is Erne Estuary
• Take time to observe weather, water and tide conditions while fishing shallow and rocky, with many lies for sea trout
all over the lake, while the lakes upstream
• Fish with a partner/buddy or let someone know where you’re going
such as Clogher and Fermoyle also provide
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excellent fishing. Permits, boats and guides
can be booked through the fishery manager.
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• Take a fully charged mobile phone in a waterproof case/bag. South West
West of Tralee, on the northern side of the Din-
• Wear appropriate clothing and footwear gle peninsula and under the shadow of Mount
Brandon, the Owenmore River flows into the
sea at Cloghane. The estuary at Cloghane
For a more detailed guide to safety when angling please visit: is well known for sea trout and bass, but the
river itself can provide quality fishing for sea
trout and grilse through the summer months
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them fishable by boat and both worth a visit
in a south westerly wind right up to the end of
September. Permits, boats and guides can be
Disclaimer booked through the fishery manager.
The Waterville catchment includes possibly the
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most famed sea trout fishery in Ireland - Lough
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Currane – as well as the short river to the sea
and some lakes upstream. The best sea trout
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fishing is on the main lake, which opens in Jan-
and associated maps and web pages. Inland Fisheries Ireland cannot accept respon-
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trout from April. Currane is known for big fish,
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From June it gets a run of smaller fish, known
locally as “juniors” and provides excellent fishing
be hazardous and involve risk. It is recommended in such cases to take out personal until the end of the season on October 12th. Fur-
ther up the system, loughs Namona, Cloonaghlin,
Derriana and Capal provide the best of their
accident insurance. While many operators would have public liability insurance it is sport late in the season when the fish migrate
towards their spawning grounds.
always advisable to check with the establishment or operator concerned as to the level The River Bandon, which enters the sea at
Kinsale, is within easy reach of anybody visiting
Cork City and its environs or for those travelling
of cover carried. the Wild Atlantic Way. The Bandon is a great
game fishery, providing good fishing for salmon,
sea trout and brown trout. It is a very scenic river,
flowing through a lush valley and with good access
from the roads that follow its course between the
Acknowledgements towns of Bandon and Dunmanway. Sea trout are
taken from the estuary up as far as Enniskeane.
Owenmore
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