The Guide to Where to Fish in Southern Ireland (Eire)

The Southern Ireland Where to Fish A to Z

Galway

Ballynahinch River

Ballynahinch Castle have fishing on the Ballynahinch river and Loughs Inagh, Derryclare and Lough Ballynahinch. The river, at just 2.5 miles long, drains a number of loughs and is divided into 7 salmon beats and 4 sea trout beats. They have worked like beavers on this short river installing 72 casting platform, styles and footbridges. Contact: Ballynahinch Castle & River Fishery, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland. Call +353 95 31006.

Bunowen Shannon Fisheries Board water holding brown trout averaging about 1lb. the fishing is fly only above Ahascragh Bridge.

Delhpi Fishery this famous west coast salmon fishery offers fishing on the river and lough on a daily rotation, maximum 12 rods per day. 10 year average 538 fish approximately 50:50 river and lough. Costs, 1800 euros for 7 night including fishing accommodation and all meals, government license and ghillie are extra. call +353 95 42222.

Killian River covered by the Shannon Fisheries Board permit the river ha good stocks of trout in the half to three quarters of a pound range (size limit 10", max bag 6 fish).

Kylemore Salmon Fishing on this west coast fishery which has a very goodend run call, Nigel Rush on 00353 95 41178.