Fishing near Carrigaline, Co. Cork

Carrigaline sits in south County Cork on the Owenboy River, with Cork Harbour and a stretch of rugged coastline close at hand. The area draws anglers to both salt and fresh water: mackerel and flounder are caught from local piers and shores, smooth hound feature in club competitions, and the Owenboy and nearby rivers hold brown trout, salmon, and a range of coarse species.

Top waters to fish near Carrigaline

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

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