Fishing near Kingscourt, Co. Cavan

Kingscourt sits in east County Cavan, a county long associated with coarse and pike fishing across its many lakes and rivers. The town is closely surrounded by productive still waters — Whitewood, Ervey, the Breakey Lakes, and Muff among them — as well as the nearby Glyde and Dee rivers. Ervey Lake, just 3 km to the southwest, is one of the standout local fisheries, covering 18 hectares and holding strong populations of roach, bream, tench, perch, hybrids, and pike to specimen size.

Top waters to fish near Kingscourt

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

Black Seabream

Spondyliosoma cantharus

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Thornback Ray

Raja clavata

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Common Bream

Abramis brama

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