Fishing near Oranmore, Co. Galway

Oranmore sits on the eastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, placing anglers within easy reach of both saltwater and freshwater fishing. The bay and its tidal inlets draw sea anglers after tope, conger, mullet, flounder, mackerel and more, while Lough Corrib and the River Corrib — Ireland's premier wild brown trout and salmon system — lie just a few kilometres to the north and west.

Top waters to fish near Oranmore

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Oranmore, Co. Galway and what's needed to catch them.

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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

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

Thornback Ray

Raja clavata

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

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