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Angling Locations On Lough Derg

Banagher, Co. Offaly
This is a well serviced coarse angling centre with a number of specialist operators and plenty of angling venues, mainly on the main River Shannon. New access roads and other facilities have been provided in recent years.

Pike angling is also popular, especially around Meelick, where fish up to9kg+ (20lbs +) are reported frequently. The Grand Canal is also close by, offering easy bank fishing around Shannon Harbour 5 km (3 ml) away and at Ferbane.

Carrigahorig Bay, Co. Tipperary

This is a large sheltered bay with an average depth of 4.8m (16 ft). The area is prolific with big bream and it's also noted for specimen pike. Good rudd stocks are available where the river Shannon flows into the lake. There is limited shore fishing. For best results, a boat is essential.

Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
 

Dromineer, Co. Tipperary
This is primarily a leisure boating centre. There is shore fishing from the quays, slipway  and harbour walls for perch, small pike and bream.

Kilgarvan (Ballinderry), Co. Tipperary
This area has a great history of fishing and is a well established fishing centre. There is limited shore fishing from the quays. It offers a great variety of coarse fishing for the boat angler. Bream, tench and pike are plentiful.

Killaloe/Ballina, Counties Clare and Tipperary
These centres service this very large stretch of lake northwards to Aughinish Point on the west shore and Parker's Point on the east shore. This long expanse of water is primarily for boat fishing for good pike. There is limited bank fishing on either side of the lake on this stretch.

There is good bream fishing with heavy ground baiting at the Caravan Park on the west shore. North of the Caravan Park, you will find good rudd fishing but a boat is essential.

Mountshannon/Whitegate, Co. Clare
Both centres are popular access points to the lake for boat fishing. Church Bay is especially good for big tench up to 3.6 kg (8 lbs). The area is also good for big pike, bream and rudd.

Portumna, Co. Galway
Portumna features several prime angling hotspots, including a number of official match stretches on the River Shannon itself and the northern shores of Lough Derg. Rogers Island, where record bag weights up to 65 kg (143 lbs) were recorded in the Benelux King of Clubs competition, and Fairyhill are notable stretches.

The northern shores of Lough Derg around Portumna Bay have become renowned for the quality of bream fishing. On the river just north of Portumna, two adjacent fisheries, the Salmon Run and the Shibeen Stretch offer good fishing possibilities, especially for hybrids, roach and bream

Rossmore Pier, Co. Galway
The pier is on the mouth of the Woodford River in secluded surroundings. There is good fishing from the pier for pike, perch, bream and rudd. An especially nice spot for the camping angler.

Scariff Bay, Co. Clare
From Aughinish Point deep into this bay there is especialy good fishing for big pike up to record proportions. The bay has also good stocks of bream, tench, perch and rudd. A boat is essential.

Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
This is a long-established angling centre on the banks of the mid-River Shannon in Co Offaly, about half way between Lough Derg to the south and Lough Ree to the north.

There is a great choice of angling waters , with up to 12 ‘hotspots’ in the 22.5 km (14 ml) stretch, from Clonmacnoise to the north, downstream as far as Shannon Harbour near Banagher. Specimen tench are frequently recorded off the Hot Water stretch. Boats are available for hire in the village.

Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
An exceptionally pretty and attractive centre. It is well organised for the visitor and there is shore fishing from the pier. For the boat angler, there are especially good shoals of specimen rudd as well as bream, tench and pike in the bay.

Williamstown Harbour, Whitegate, Co. Clare
The bay just below the harbour holds big stocks of tench, which must be fished from a boat. Fishing from the quay is possible for pike, perch and bream of reasonable size.

Youghal Bay (Garrykennedy, Co. Tipperary)
This area is reputed for its specimen fish – big pike, tench and rudd for the angler afloat. There is also a good stock of bream and hybrids. Youghal Quay can be shore fished and a small boat may be launched there.

For further information

More detailed information on various aspects of angling on Lough Derg, the River Shannon and its tributaries can be had from:

Shannon Region Fisheries Board
Ashbourne Business Park
Dock Road
Limerick
Tel: +353 (0)61 300238
Fax: +353 (0)61 300308
Email: info@shannon-fishery-board.ie
www.shannon-fishery-board.ie