Fishing near Barna, Co. Galway

Barna sits on the southern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, where shore angling, sea fishing and freshwater fishing all converge within a short distance. The beach and tidal lagoon at Barna are productive marks in their own right, and the wider bay, Lough Corrib, and the rivers and lakes of Connemara are all close at hand.

Top waters to fish near Barna

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

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

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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