Fishing near Naas, Co. Kildare

Naas sits in the heart of County Kildare, a county threaded with rivers and canals that make it one of Leinster's most accessible freshwater fishing counties. The River Liffey is the marquee water, prized for fly fishing for wild brown trout. The Grand Canal and Royal Canal pass through the county and are renowned for free, licence-free coarse fishing, while the River Barrow at Athy draws anglers after roach, bream, perch, dace and pike. Poulaphouca Reservoir lies close by, and the Rye Water — a fly-only river — is known for holding some notably large trout.