Fishing
County Sligo has a variety of game, sea and coarse fishing ranging from Lough Gill, just outside Sligo Town, to remote lakes in the Ox Mountains and sea angling available all along the coast.
Lough Gill gets a good run of spring salmon and fishes best in February and March. Lough Gill also holds brown trout and the best trout fishing is during the Mayfly season. mid-May to mid-June
Lough Arrow, on the Sligo-Roscommon border has traditionally been rated among the top brown trout lakes in the country. The best fishing is during the Mayfly period i.e. mid-May to mid-June, but the lake is fished right through from April 1st to the end of the season on 30th September. Other brown trout lakes include Loughs Bo, Doon and highlyscenic Lough Talt in the Ox Mountains.
On beautiful Glencar Lough, and the out flowing Drumcliff River, the salmon fishing season commences on 1st February but fishing is most productive from April onwards while the best months for sea trout are July, August and September.
The Easkey River in the west of the country, gets a good run of both salmon and sea trout with the main fishing period from June to September. The Ballisodare River is the most prolific salmon river in the area. While fishing was traditionally concentrated mainly to downstream of the falls, many salmon are now caught on the upstream stretches. Booking is essential on this fishery. Contact the Fishery Office at (071) 9130513.
The main centre for coarse fishing is Ballymote from where anglers can make their own way to the Owenmore River and several lakes which hold stocks of pike, perch, bream and rudd. Other coarse fisheries in the area include Belhavel, Glenade and Corrigeencor Loughs while Lough Gill also holds stocks of pike, perch and bream.
Sea angling is available from both shore and boat with several good shore angling stations along the coast from Mullaghmore (just 10 minutes from Atlantic Haven Bed and Breakfast) to Killala Bay. Boat angling is available at a number of locations, the principal centres being Mullaghmore, Rosses Point and Inniscrone.
Lough Gill gets a good run of spring salmon and fishes best in February and March. Lough Gill also holds brown trout and the best trout fishing is during the Mayfly season. mid-May to mid-June
Lough Arrow, on the Sligo-Roscommon border has traditionally been rated among the top brown trout lakes in the country. The best fishing is during the Mayfly period i.e. mid-May to mid-June, but the lake is fished right through from April 1st to the end of the season on 30th September. Other brown trout lakes include Loughs Bo, Doon and highlyscenic Lough Talt in the Ox Mountains.
On beautiful Glencar Lough, and the out flowing Drumcliff River, the salmon fishing season commences on 1st February but fishing is most productive from April onwards while the best months for sea trout are July, August and September.
The Easkey River in the west of the country, gets a good run of both salmon and sea trout with the main fishing period from June to September. The Ballisodare River is the most prolific salmon river in the area. While fishing was traditionally concentrated mainly to downstream of the falls, many salmon are now caught on the upstream stretches. Booking is essential on this fishery. Contact the Fishery Office at (071) 9130513.
The main centre for coarse fishing is Ballymote from where anglers can make their own way to the Owenmore River and several lakes which hold stocks of pike, perch, bream and rudd. Other coarse fisheries in the area include Belhavel, Glenade and Corrigeencor Loughs while Lough Gill also holds stocks of pike, perch and bream.
Sea angling is available from both shore and boat with several good shore angling stations along the coast from Mullaghmore (just 10 minutes from Atlantic Haven Bed and Breakfast) to Killala Bay. Boat angling is available at a number of locations, the principal centres being Mullaghmore, Rosses Point and Inniscrone.
