Fishing near Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

Ballyshannon sits at the mouth of the River Erne in south Donegal, where the river meets the sea at a tidal estuary renowned for sea trout. Game, sea, and coarse fishing are all accessible within roughly ten miles of the town, with the Erne Estuary, Assaroe Lake, and nearby Lough Melvin among the key waters drawing anglers to the area.

Top waters to fish near Ballyshannon

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Common Bream

Abramis brama

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Blonde Ray

Raja brachyura

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