Fishing near Loughrea, Co. Galway

Loughrea sits in east County Galway with its own lake — Lough Rea — right at the town's edge, a 740-acre wild brown trout fishery managed by Loughrea Anglers Association. The wider area reaches into some of Ireland's most productive coarse and game waters, including Lough Derg, the River Suck, Lough Corrib, and the Shannon system.