Fishing in the Oughterard Area

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Lough Corrib
Oughterard is well known for fishing as it lies just a few miles from the over 40,000 acres of Lough Corrib – the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland. Lough Corrib is internationally renowned for its wild brown trout but the lake also holds salmon, pike, grilse and perch which are best caught from boats which can be hired in the village. Notable areas of holding lies for salmon are The Narrows, the Glann shore and the Carrick shore. Local anglers troll when targeting salmon, although quite a few fish are taken on fly, including on trout flies by trout anglers. A salmon licence is necessary to fish for salmon. The Oughterard Trout Hatchery stocks the lake every year. No fishing expedition is complete without a stop off at ‘Thomas Tuck’ in Oughterard, here you’ll pick up all the fishing and tackle needs as well as some helpful staff with good local knowledge of the best fishing spots. The fishing season starts on 15th February, when the majority of fish are taken by trolling. Mid-march heralds the emergence of the Duckfly when the fly fishing begins and around mid May the Mayfly hatch promising plenty of catches. View all our Oughterard Cottages which are located close to all fishing areas >>


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Boat Hire and Gillies
Patrick Molloy, Boatman & Gillie for Hire. Phone: 087 9828438 / 091 550261 patmolloy@pmacfishing.com http://www.pmacfishing.com/

Kevin Molloy, Boatman & Boat Hire. Phone 087 9604170 / 091886954 kevinmolloy72@eircom.net http://www.oughterardtourism.com/mysitecaddy/site3/boatingmolloys.htm

Moycullen-Rosscahill-Oughterard Lake District
– ‘A Coarse Angler’s Paradise’
Other than Lough Corrib, there is the Moycullen-Rosscahill-Oughterard Lake District to be enjoyed which is made up of eleven coarse fishing lakes holding Bream, Rudd, Roach, Perch, Eel, Pike and Roach/Bream Hybrids. The Western Regional Fisheries Board have provided excellent access, top-quality fishing stands, stiles and footbridges for some of these lakes with two stands specially built for disabled anglers at Ballyquirke Lake and Ross Lake.

More information on fishing in Oughterard
http://www.wrfb.ie/Fishing%20in%20the%20West/Fisheries/CorribFishing.html
http://www.oughterardtourism.com/mysitecaddy/site3/outdoorsfishing.htm
http://www.ireland-west.com/coarsefishing.html

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