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Salmon and Trout:
There are many salmon rivers and loughs in the Western Fisheries Region as well as many large and small wild brown trout waters. Sea trout have been scarce in recent years because of the effect sea-lice have on stocks. Presently stocks are potected by having a ban on the killing of the species in this region and part of the North Wetern Fisheries region only. It is illegal to kill sea-trout in these areas.

Some of the better salmon waters in our region...

The River Suck in Ballinasloe is deep and slow - it is probably Ireland's most productive coarse fishing river. There are great shoals of bream to 8Ibs everywhere and throughout the summer bags in excess of 100Ibs are common.

The stretch south of the town near Coreen ford has an excellent stock of tench to 6Ibs and rudd to 2Ibs are common. There is good road access at Coulagh and access at Dalysgrove north of Ballinasloe is over private property and permission should be sought.
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Fishing:
This charming town on the shores of the Interantionally famous trout-fishing Lough Corrib, is home to Ireland's oldest Angling Club. For more than a century it has been a base for anglers in search of immense brown trout and salmon. Lough Corrib has recently been designated a "salmonid" by the E.C., that is, a special trout and slamon lake worthy of preservation....

There is excellent coarse fishing in the Moycullen area where bream, roach, hybrids, perch and pike can be caught in the small lakes there. The Fishery Board with the co-operation of the local community, farmers and Coillte provided first-class access, parking and fishing stands at the lakes.

There is also coarse fishing waters near Tuam (Lough Aclaureen with excellent fishing stands), Milltown/Irishtown area (several lakes with stands provided), and the lakes around Claremorris where...

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...