Fishing near Killaloe, Co. Clare

Killaloe sits at the southern tip of Lough Derg, where the River Shannon narrows and flows south toward Limerick. The town is a well-established coarse and pike angling centre, with the 13,000-hectare lake on its doorstep and the Shannon running through the heart of the village. Lough Derg is regarded as one of Ireland's top pike lakes and draws anglers for its bream, trout, perch, roach and salmon fishing across the seasons.