Fishing near Kildare, Co. Kildare

County Kildare sits in Ireland's midlands, crossed by the River Liffey, the River Barrow, the Rye Water, the Slate River, and both the Grand and Royal Canals. The county is known for a mix of fly fishing on clear limestone rivers and coarse fishing on the canals and the Barrow, making it one of the more varied freshwater fishing counties in the east of Ireland.

Top waters to fish near Kildare

Species & education

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

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic Wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

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