Fishing near Leixlip, Co. Kildare

Leixlip sits at the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water in north Kildare, and the fishing here reflects that geography. The Leixlip Reservoir on the Liffey is the centrepiece — a 3 km impoundment above the ESB dam that holds strong stocks of roach, rudd, hybrids, tench, pike and eels. The Royal Canal, passing through Confey and on towards Maynooth, adds miles of accessible coarse fishing on the doorstep, while the Rye Water is a fly-only trout river that meets the Liffey right in the town.

Top waters to fish near Leixlip

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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

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic Wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Coalfish

Pollachius virens

Common Sole

Solea solea

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