The River Lee in County Cork is one of Ireland's premier game and coarse fishing rivers, flowing eastward through Cork City and fed by the Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid reservoirs as part of the broader Lee Valley hydro-electric scheme. The river drains a catchment of approximately 484 square miles and offers a diverse angling experience ranging from serious salmon fishing on the lower stretches to productive coarse fishing in the reservoirs and city reaches. The fishery is managed by a combination of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), the Cork Salmon Anglers Association, the Lee Salmon Anglers Club, the South Western Regional Fisheries Board, and other private interests, making it a well-organized and actively managed system. The river is broad in many places but not excessively deep, and can be waded across in numerous locations, making it accessible to a wide range of anglers.