Fishing near Athenry, Co. Galway

Athenry sits in east County Galway, within easy reach of some of the west of Ireland's most productive freshwater fishing. The Abbert and Clare rivers run close to the town, and Lough Corrib — one of Ireland's largest and most celebrated game and coarse fisheries — lies roughly 20 km away. The River Shannon and its associated loughs extend the options further east, making the area a practical base for trout, salmon, pike, and coarse fishing.

Top waters to fish near Athenry

Species & education

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Common Bream

Abramis brama

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Tench

Tinca tinca

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Bull Huss

Scyliorhinus stellaris

Corkwing Wrasse

Symphodus melops

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

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