Fishing near Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Newtownabbey sits in County Antrim on the northern fringe of Greater Belfast, placing anglers within easy reach of both sea and freshwater fishing. Belfast Lough's shore marks, piers and estuarine ground draw sea anglers after pollack, wrasse, flounder, codling and mackerel, while the Six Mile Water — a world-renowned trout fishery running close to the town — holds wild brown trout, dollaghan and salmon. Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, lies roughly 20 km to the west, and the Lower Bann has become one of Northern Ireland's top coarse fishing venues.